Mayday: Air Disasters

S12:E07 - Falling to Pieces

Seconds after American Airlines Flight 191 lifts off from Chicago, the left engine falls off the plane. The crew loses control of the aircraft and it and crashes moments later. 273 people are killed, making this the deadliest aviation accident in US history. The FAA grounds DC-10s across the country while investigators try to figure out why one of the popular planes in the sky broke apart.