In May 1979, American Airlines Flight 191 crashed just minutes after departing Chicago’s O’Hare Airport, killing 273 people and sparking a wave of new airline safety regulations.
Tribune Content Agency LLC / Alamy Stock PhotoAmerican Airlines Flight 191 crashed in a burst of flames less than a mile away from the runway.
On May 25, 1979, a passenger flight from Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport ended in disaster — not even a mile from the…
