American Airlines 191: The Worst Air Crash In US History

From "Mayday', Season 12, Episode 7: On May 25, 1979, American Airlines Flight 191 took off from Chicago, only for its left engine to rip away from the wing. Seconds later, 273 lives were lost in America's deadliest aviation disaster. This high-octane investigation reveals how a "faster, cheaper" maintenance hack involving a forklift started a microscopic crack that doomed the aircraft. Discover why the pilots were powerless as the engine separation severed critical warnings, leaving them blind to a fatal stall.

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