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Coordinates: 42°0'35?N 87°55'45?W
From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
American Airlines Flight 191

N110AA, the aircraft involved in the accident. Photographed at O'Hare International Airport in 1974
Accident
Date May 25, 1979
Summary Loss of control caused by engine detachment due to improper maintenance[1]
Site Des Plaines, Illinois, United States (Near O'Hare International Airport)
42°0'35?N 87°55'45?W
Total fatalities 273
Aircraft
Aircraft type McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
Operator American Airlines
IATA flight No. AA191
ICAO flight No. AAL191
Call sign AMERICAN 191
Registration N110AA
Flight origin O'Hare International Airport
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Destination Los Angeles International Airport
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupants 271
Passengers 258
Crew 13
Fatalities 271
Survivors 0
Ground casualties
Ground fatalities 2
Ground injuries 2
American Airlines Flight 191 was a scheduled commercial flight from O'Hare International Airport in Chicago to Los Angeles International Airport. The aircraft used was a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10. On May 25, 1979, the aircraft crashed into an open field in Des Plaines, Illinois. All 271 people (258 passengers and 13 crew) on the flight were killed.[2] Two people on the ground were killed and five others were hurt. The crash was caused by the loss of one of the engines, which caused damage to the left wing.[1] The loss of the engine happened because of bad maintenance to the aircraft that had been done eight weeks before the crash.[1] It is the worst plane crash to happen in the United States.

Victims
Nationalities of the victims
People on board by nationality
Country Persons
Argentina 1
Australia 2
Bolivia 2
Belgium 1
Brazil 6
Canada 6
Chile 1
China 2
Colombia 4
Dominican Republic 4
Ecuador 1
El Salvador 1
Finland 1
France 3
Germany 5
Guatemala 1
Haiti 1
Hong Kong 1
Hungary 1
India 1
Ireland 2
Italy 2
Jamaica 2
Japan 4
Mexico 9
New Zealand 1
Panama 1
Paraguay 1
Peru 2
Russia 1
South Korea 1
Spain 2
Sweden 1
Switzerland 2
Taiwan 1
Trinidad and Tobago 1
Uruguay 1
United Kingdom 9
United States 181
Venezuela 2
Total 271