Kim Jockl, daughter of American Airlines Flight 191 passengers Corrinne and Bill Borchers, makes a rubbing of her parents’ bricks at the 40th anniversary remembrance ceremony in Des Plaines.

The 258 passengers who boarded American Airlines Flight 191 at O’Hare International Airport on May 25, 1979, were traveling for a variety of reasons. Some, who attended work meetings in Chicago ...

American Airlines Flight 191 Crashes . December 1, 2020, 9:12 am . Photo: Frank Hanes/Chicago Tribune May 25, 1979. A witness on the ground at O’Hare captured a nightmarish photo of the DC-10 ...

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 ...

CHICAGO (AP) - Decades after American Airlines Flight 191 crashed moments after taking off from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, it remains the deadliest aviation accident in U.S. history.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This month marks 40 years of the American Airlines Flight 191 that crashed shortly after take off from Chicago. Bryan Smith, feature writer at the Chicago Magazine joins the Matt Bubala Show to ...

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 ...