The WORST Single Aircraft Accident in American History

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Go to https://curiositystream.thld.co/mentourpilot_1121 and use code MENTOURPILOT to save 25% off today, that’s only $14.99 a year. Thanks to Curiosity Stream for sponsoring today’s video. This is the definitive account of what happened to American Airlines Flight 191, which tragically crashed near O'Hare International Airport, Illinois, on May 25, 1979. If you want to support the work I do on the channel, join my Patreon crew and get awesome perks and help me move the channel forward! 👇 👉🏻 https://www.patreon.com/mentourpilot Get the Mentour Aviation app and discuss what You think about this! Download the app for FREE using the link below 👇 📲 https://www.mentourpilot.com/apps/ 📲 Join the Mentour Pilot Discord server here! 👉🏻 https://discord.gg/JntGWdn I have also created an Amazon page with Aviation books, material and flight simulator stuff that I think you will enjoy! 👉🏻 https://www.amazon.com/shop/mentourpilot Follow my life on instagram and get awesome pictures from the cockpit! 📲 https://www.instagram.com/mentour_pilot To find the right HEADSET for YOU, check out BOSE Aviation 👉🏻 https://boseaviation-emea.aero/headsets Artwork in the studio 👉🏻 https://aeroprints.de/?lang=en Get some Awesome Mentour Pilot merch 👉 🏻 https://mentour-crew.creator-spring.com/? Below you will find the links to videos and sources used in this episode. Enjoy checking them out! Sources ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Final Report: https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR7917.pdf Crash 1: Michael Laughlin, Chicago Tribune https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct- american-airlines-ohare-crash-flight-191-hospital-perspec-0525-jm-20150522-story.html Crash 2: NTSB https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/American_Airlines_Flight_191%EF%BC%88N110AA%EF%BC%89wreckage_on_runway.jpg Crash 3: Daily Herald https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110525/news/705259948/ Crash 4: Daily Herald https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110525/news/705259948/ Crash 5: Kevin Koske https://live.staticflickr.com/6038/6252260453_c46ced62c4_b.jpg Famous Crash Photo: Michael Laughlin https://www.scribd.com/article/449475068/The-Ghosts-Of-Flight-191 Engine Left: KAREN ENGSTROM / CHICAGO TRIBUNE https://www.chicagotribune.com/chi-110823- flight-191-memorial-pictures-photogallery.html Engine Left 2: KAREN ENGSTROM / CHICAGO TRIBUNE https://www.chicagotribune.com/chi-110823-flight-191-memorial-pictures-photogallery.html Bolt Position: JOHN BARTLEY / CHICAGO TRIBUNE https://www.chicagotribune.com/chi-110823-flight-191 -memorial-pictures-photogallery.html Tulsa Factory: Shane Bevel https://media.bizj.us/view/img/11428996/sb020317-aaemployees-79501*750xx2400-1350-0-125.jpg AA Headquarters: UNKNOWN https: //i1.wp.com/airwaysmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Apr16_industry01.jpg?fit=1200%2C600&ssl=1 AA Fleet: Daniel Piotrowski https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ History_of_American_Airlines # / media / File: American_Airlines_at_Dallas.jpg McDonnell Douglas Building: Long Beach Airport https://twitter.com/LGBAirport/status/1080903426064637953/photo/1 DC-10: Infinite Flight https://travelupdate.com/dc-10-video/ CHAPTERS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 00:00 - Intro 00:36 - A Jump into the past 02:21 - Cutting corners 03:44 - “We cant approve this ” 04:41 - Maintenance Errors 06:07 - Creating Pivot Points 08:19 - Back into Service 09:51 - Flight History 10:22 - An Experienced Crew 11:18 - Important Speeds 12:26 - Cleared for Takeoff 13:33 - catastrophic failure 14:49 - 172 kts 15:55 - Electrical Problems 17:04 - Stall Speed ​​of the Left Wing 19:18 - Pitching to Maintain V2 21:32 - Impact 22:47 - Questions Asked 24:29 - Simulator Trials HWPAY4O8JJNUKGQR SUSLPRURSNMHVAZO