The deadliest plane crash in U.S. history was in May 1979, when American Airlines Flight 191 lost an engine during takeoff at Chicago O’Hare International Airport and crashed moments later ...
American Airlines Flight 191 is seen plunging — the 1979 crash remains the deadliest aircraft accident in US history. | Credit: Michael Laughlin / Chicago Tribune / Tribune News Service via Getty ...
Wednesday night’s crash of an American Airlines commuter plane in Washington could be one of the worst disasters for the Fort Worth-based airline in more than two decades.