#OTD in 1979 - Seconds after American Airlines Flight 191 lifts off from Chicago, the left engine suddenly falls off the plane. The crew loses control of the aircraft and it and crashes moments later. 🔗 FULL EPISODE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpC4Rdnb-ZA | Mayday / Air Crash Investigation / Air Disasters

Left engine of UPS plane separated during takeoff before deadly crash, NTSB says

On May 25, 1979, American Airlines Flight 191 lifted off from Chicago O’Hare bound for Los Angeles — and never made it out of the city. Just seconds after takeoff, the aircraft, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10, suffered a catastrophic failure when its left engine tore away from the wing, ripping through critical hydraulic systems. With key instruments disabled and the slats on one wing retracted while the other remained extended, the plane became impossible to control. At only about 325 feet in the ai