The deadliest plane crash in U.S. history was in May 1979, when American Airlines Flight 191 lost an engine during takeoff at ...
American Airlines Flight 191 is seen plunging — the 1979 crash remains the deadliest aircraft accident in US history. | ...
Nearly 46 years ago, this disaster claimed the lives of 273 people, with 258 being passengers, 13 crew members, and 2 ...
Wednesday night’s crash of an American Airlines commuter plane in Washington could be one of the worst disasters for the Fort ...
The Star-Telegram on May 26, 1979, reporting on the American Airlines Flight 191 crash the day before in Chicago. Wednesday’s crash in the ice-cold Potomac River is reminiscent of the Jan. 13 ...
Before Wednesday’s crash near Washington, D.C., there had not been a fatal collision involving a commercial aircraft in the ...
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found no evidence of foul play and blamed the crash on errors by the pilot, who failed to retract the plane’s spoilers, or air brakes, at the critical ...
Flight 191 crashed several miles from Chicago's ... All 230 people on board the plane were killed in the accident. The recent American Eagle crash conjured up memories of Air Florida Flight ...