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For other flights numbered 191, see Flight 191.
American Airlines Flight 191, from O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, to Los Angeles International Airport, crashed during take-off on May 25, 1979 at approximately 15:04 CDT. The McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 had 258 passengers and 13 crew on board. There were no survivors, and two persons on the ground were also killed.[2] It remains the deadliest single airliner accident on U.S. soil.[3]
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Accident | |
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Date | May 25, 1979 |
Summary | Maintenance error causing loss of Engine 1, combined with pilot's failure to correct |
Site | Des Plaines, Illinois |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | DC-10 |
Operator | American Airlines |
Registration | N110AAdisaster[1] |
Flight origin | O'Hare International Airport |
Destination | Los Angeles International Airport |
Passengers | 258 |
Crew | 13 |
Fatalities | 273 (including 2 on the ground) |
Survivors | 0 |
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