Air Crash Investigations
| Author | : Igor Korovin |
| Publisher | : Lulu.com |
| Total Pages | : 198 |
| Release | : 2011-05 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781257752072 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1257752073 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (073 Downloads) |
Download or read book Air Crash Investigations written by Igor Korovin and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On May 25, 1979, American Airlines Flight 191, a McDonnell-Douglas DC-10-10 aircraft, on its way from Chicago to Los Angeles, crashed just after take-off near Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, Illinois. During the take off the left engine and pylon assembly and about 3 ft of the leading edge of the left wing separated from the aircraft and fell to the runway. Flight 191 crashed killing two hundred and seventy one persons on board and two persons on the ground. The accident remains the deadliest airliner accident to occur on United States soil.
