The deadliest plane crash in U.S. history was in May 1979, when American Airlines Flight 191 lost an engine during takeoff at ...
Nearly 46 years ago, this disaster claimed the lives of 273 people, with 258 being passengers, 13 crew members, and 2 ...
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found no evidence of foul play and blamed the crash on errors by the pilot, who failed to retract the plane’s spoilers, or air brakes, at the critical ...
American Airlines Flight 191 is seen plunging — the 1979 crash remains the deadliest aircraft accident in US history. | Credit: Michael Laughlin / Chicago Tribune / Tribune News Service via ...
Kennedy airport in New York. The worst aviation accident ever in the United States was American Airlines Flight 191, which in May 1979 lost an engine during takeoff at Chicago O’Hare ...