Nearly 46 years ago, this disaster claimed the lives of 273 people, with 258 being passengers, 13 crew members, and 2 individuals on the ground.

American Airlines Flight 191 departed Chicago on ... "uncontrollable left roll and loss of control of the airplane." Flight 191 crashed several miles from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport ...

An American Airlines commuter jet collided with a military helicopter Wednesday evening during a landing approach in Washington, D.C., causing both aircraft to crash into the frigid Potomac River ...

Wednesday night’s crash of an American Airlines commuter plane in Washington could be one of the worst disasters for the Fort Worth-based airline in more than two decades.

Wednesday night’s crash of an American Airlines commuter plane in Washington could be one of the worst disasters for the Fort ...

The crash caused the Civil Aeronautics Board ... the remains of victims amid the smoldering debris from the American Airlines Flight 191 accident at O’Hare International Airport in May 1979.

Before Wednesday’s crash near Washington, D.C., there had not been a fatal collision involving a commercial aircraft in the ...

And they were horrific. On May 25, 1979, American Airlines Flight 191 crashed upon takeoff from O'Hare International Airport after its left engine detached from the wing, killing all 271 on board ...