On May 27, 1979, American Arlines Flight 191 crashed one-half mile from the runway’s end. Loaded with 80,000 pounds of kerosene fuel for a flight to Los Angeles, it exploded furiously, all 271 ...

With its left engine missing, American Airlines Flight 191 goes into a severe roll less than a mile away from the runway in 1979 at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago.

Seconds after takeoff, a deadly chain reaction began. Flight 191’s horrifying fall marked the deadliest aviation accident in ...

American Airlines Flight 191 leaves the terminal at O’Hare International Airport and rolls out to a runway on May 25, 1979. Minutes later, it crashed. All 271 aboard the DC-10 and two people … ...

American Airlines Flight 191 leaves the terminal at O’Hare International Airport and rolls out to a runway on May 25, 1979. Minutes later, it crashed. All 271 aboard the DC-10 and two people … ...

American Airlines Flight 191 leaves the terminal at O’Hare International Airport and rolls out to a runway on May 25, 1979. Minutes later, it crashed. All 271 aboard the DC-10 and two people … ...

On May 25, 1979, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 took off for what was to be a flight to Los Angeles International Airport. During takeoff, the left engine and pylon assembly and about 3 feet of the ...

42. American Airlines Flight 191 Crashes December 1, 2020, 9:12 am Photo: Frank Hanes/Chicago Tribune May 25, 1979 ...

This week marks the 40th anniversary of the day 271 doomed passengers and crew boarded an American Airlines plane at Chicago's O'Hare Airport. They never set foot on the ground in Los Angeles as ...

American Airlines Flight 191 leaves the terminal at O’Hare International Airport and rolls out to a runway on May 25, 1979. Minutes later, it crashed. All 271 aboard the DC-10 and two people … ...