Mayday Season 12 Episode 8
Catastrophe at OHare (American Airlines Flight 191)
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.
- 12 - 13Vanished (Air France Flight 447)Apr. 15, 2013
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- 12 - 11Heading to Disaster (Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409)Mar. 25, 2013
- 12 - 10Focused on Failure (United Airlines Flight 173)Mar. 11, 2013
- 12 - 9
- 12 - 8Catastrophe at OHare (American Airlines Flight 191)Feb. 25, 2013
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- 12 - 5Blind Landing (TANS Perú Flight 204)Aug. 31, 2012
- 12 - 4Pushed to the Limit (SilkAir Flight 185)Aug. 24, 2012
- 12 - 3Caution to the Wind (Singapore Airlines Flight 006)Aug. 17, 2012
- 12 - 2Fire in the Hold (ValuJet Flight 592)Aug. 10, 2012
- 12 - 1Fight for Control (Reeve Aleutian Airways Flight 8)Aug. 03, 2012