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American Airlines Flight 191 was a regularly scheduled domestic passenger flight from O'Hare International Airport in Chicago to Los Angeles International Airport.On the afternoon of May 25, 1979, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 operating this flight was taking off from runway 32R at O'Hare International when its left engine detached from the wing, causing a loss of control.
American Airlines Flight 293 was a regularly scheduled flight from New York City (LaGuardia Airport) to Chicago (O'Hare International Airport). On June 20, 1979, the aircraft serving the flight was hijacked by Nikola Kavaja, a Serbian nationalist and anti-communist.
273: The DC-10's second deadliest accident occurred on May 25, 1979, on a scheduled flight from Chicago O'Hare to Los Angeles International Airport. During takeoff, American Airlines Flight 191's left engine and pylon separated from the wing due to a maintenance-related issue. The aircraft rolled to the left and crashed into a field outside of ...
X-15 Flight 191 (1967), or X-15 Flight 3-65-97, experimental test plane, broke apart in flight, killing its test pilot; Prinair Flight 191 (1972), crashed at Mercedita Airport in Ponce, Puerto Rico, killing five people; American Airlines Flight 191 (1979), crashed shortly after takeoff from Chicago O'Hare Airport, killing 273
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Two airplanes clipped wings Tuesday night at Chicago's O'Hare Airport. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...
By RYAN GORMAN A pilot is dead after his small plane crashed into a home just shy of the runway at Chicago's Midway International Airport. The turboprop aircraft went down around 2:45 a.m ...
September 16, 2004: American Airlines Flight 1374, an MD-82 from Chicago O'Hare to Philadelphia International Airport, suffered a bird strike just after takeoff, causing parts of the engine to fall near houses in Niles, Illinois. The plane returned to O'Hare, where a successful emergency landing was made.