Season 12 • Episode 8
Catastrophe at OHare (American Airlines Flight 191)
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2013-02-25
★ 7.3
45 min
On 25 May 1979, the left engine of American Airlines Flight 191 falls off moments after takeoff at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. The aircraft crashes into an open field shortly thereafter, killing all 271 people on board and two people on the ground. The engine fell off because the pylon attaching it to the wing had suffered damage caused by improper maintenance procedures.
Guest Stars
Howard Hoover
William MacDonald
Jim Codrington
Evert Houston
Mark Lutz
Jimi Shlag
Helen Johns
Luis Fernandes