The crash of American Airlines Flight 191 near Chicago, Illinois, in May 1979 remains one of the deadliest accidents in aviation history. The Los Angeles-bound flight, operated by a McDonnell Douglas DC-10, crashed just after takeoff after one of its engines detached. The tragedy resulted in 273 fatalities, but how exactly did it happen? Let's take a look back in time to examine the causes of the crash.
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