Synopsis

The 1979 crash of American Airlines Flight 191 remains the deadliest aviation disaster in American history to that point. The harrowing event, which occurred at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport and resulted in 273 fatalities, deeply shook the nation and brought the DC-10 aircraft model to the brink of being withdrawn from service. This is the story of the devastating crash, and of the painstaking investigation that followed, conducted under immense pressure from the FAA, the media, and avi