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On this day in 1979: DC-10 crashes American Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-10 crashes at O'Hare International Airport, Chicago

Barbara Cockburn
 on May 25, 2010 12:00 AM | | Comments () | TrackBacks (0) |

An American Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-10 crashed at O'Hare International Airport, Chicago during take-off, killing all 259 passengers, 13 crew and two people on the ground. The aircraft type was grounded across the US.

AA DC10.jpgOther articles in the archive on the safety of the DC-10:

DC-10: Europeans decide....  (whether to take the unprecedented step of restoring individual national certificates of airworthiness without waiting for action by the US Federal Aviation Administration)

DC-10 major accidents

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