Re: AA American Airlines DC-10 - Accident flight 191

[workingstiff76]

I've watched a couple of documentaries and done some reading about this accident. The pilots were seriously screw-jobbed by both American Airlines and Douglas and aren't to blame. There was shitty design and shitty maintenance that combined to cause the accident. Sully and Jesus combined at the controls couldn't have avoided the crash.

[workingstiff76]

I heard that al-Qaeda refuses to hijack DC-10s for suicide missions because they are too dangerous to fly.

[GM1258]

The left wing lost hydraulic fluid causing the wing slats/flaps to retract -- thus losing lift.

The right wing maintained lift thereby causing the plane to roll to one side.

[captainmike98]

This is also a 3d animation



[captainmike98]

I have heard this video a long time ago and I'm watching it again. I Think they did not control their take off.

[theareid12]

i wish that would have been a practice flight. i really do.

[nerfdude5]

The pic of the fire was real but not when it crashed

[jr9090ful]

I live 6min from o'hare.

[09899815]

what year was that

[jcavaletto708]

@09899815  1979.

[138ozzilla]

FINALLY.....tomorrow (5.25.11) is the 32nd anniversary of this crash and they are FINALLY buidling a Memorial to all that were killed on this which is still the worse airline crash in US history.

[MrTabondjemac]

lol owned

[figure261]

you go on any other panes btu dc-10 its the plane with the most flaws and crashes

[RainbowManification]

@MrSebidan When you walk our your door in the morning, there is a chance of death.

[Rwy02]

The left engine fell off or as the pilots thought 'failed' but at 1:37 the right engine throttle is retarded.

[z370Toronto]

2:20  Mammaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa :(

[jonDgr8]

looks like there were 2 major design flaws in the hydraulic systems layout of the DC 10..

1).they did not only NOT provide 'failsafe' back-up,

2) vital hydraulic lines were in potentialy 'vulnerable' areas of the aircraft,

[jbrian80]

@tinghaling Yes indeed wanker, its full of Americans, they burned nice crispy. I am a little disapointed when the Seagulls and crows didnt come and eat all nicely cooked flesh. Maybe because Americans are not as edible as bunch of crispy cooked passenger from Air New Zealand that crashed on the south pole.

[TheWarPlanet]

@tinghaling Oh dont worry it was. You fail at trolling.

[CaptainMike97]

@tinghaling BITCH

[FreshAsHell]

YEAH FUCK FLYING

[heywally]

I could have been a part of history but am glad I wasn't. I had to choose between this flight and the exact same one the week before, to go out and visit my dad in Calif. I chose the week before to avoid the holiday weekend crowds. Could have been the same plane I was on though, owing to the airplanes keeping the same planes on the same routes for maintenance purposes. RIP.

[RTD8481]

I was eight years old, I remember that day! Ill never forget it! Today, I go past that site down Touhy ave when I go to my side job. I cant pass by there without thinking of that crash. I also pass by the runway. When Im stopped at the traffic light, I just picture how that plane went over the intersection Im sitting at and where it plunged. Today supposedly there is a memorial marking the crash site. I have not seen it.

[brendon1998]

American Airlines Has Had Bad Reputation With Therye Aircrafts I Beleive Some One Should Put American Airlines Out Of Business There To Stuck Up To Buy New Planes!

[solomonpilot767]

@brendon1998 what r u talking about,that is the best Air line!

[brendon1998]

@solomonpilot767 Actually No It Is Not Delta Is!

[solomonpilot767]

@brendon1998 i never said it was delta my friend!

[brendon1998]

@solomonpilot767 well i did hate to get in a cat fight but i think Delta is the best thats my opinion

[IhanNormal]

The plane lost left engine, but on this video, even the right engine is on incorrect angel, when the plane tips on her left wing? Even the tail part of fuselage seems to brake of with the tail engine before impact?

[AndyMcArren1356]

if the plane had no fuel onboard though.... there might be chances of survival however no human body can survive the massive explosion so all 271 and 2 perished in the crash

[brendon1998]

@AndyMcArren1356 Well Im Sure Both Of The Wings Were Filled Because The Aircraft Was Departing Thet Wernt Just Going To Have It On E

[deaglan22]

Rage

[nexistanc]

good chap yes.

[pj8wxwsx2ne]

as said one other person had said, the dumb ass ground crw used a fork lift to change the engine, cracking the mounts, they did not use the manufacter's instuctions just took a short cut. Not wise at all. It is too bad we need to make mistakes to prevent it from happening again.

[solomonpilot767]

@pj8wxwsx2ne those mechanics should be send 2 jail 4 life and,may god bless the victims!

[MrWannabepilot]

sad

[drumdude46]

upon rotation, the pilots want to climb and seperate that very large aircraft from the ground as quickly as possible. leveling off at 100ft would have done no good whatsoever, as trees, houses, buildings, poles, terrain, etc... would have been waiting just clear of the airport area. he had no other choice in this matter but to do what he "normally" would be doing, and that is to CLIMB the aircraft. as they say in aviation, "Altitude is your friend" such a tragedy though.

[Factnotfictionpeople]

Was this the one where it was proved that the idle-arsed ground crews had used a forklift to change the engine and had strained the securing pins?

[abercrombieToronto]

yes'

[JCSenden]

Why the hell did the pilot raise the altitude to 300 ft. If he had just kept it at 50-100ft then people would have had a chanse to get out alive, And why didnt he bring the plane back around!!!!! Damb that was an idiot flight crew!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Airking4321]

good thing no one flies it anymore

[landobnice]

The DC-10 is still in use with some companies and is actually a safer plane..

This accident was human error..Look at the full story posted on youtube also.

[lukadelelli8]

imagine vc sentedo em uma poltrona quando ouve um estouro olha na janela e não ve a turbina só fumaça preta então o avião começa a virar quando ve vc está de cara com o chão credo em cruz!

[Altan0x]

fucking DC-10 crashing all the time,i will never fly that plane

[Tangodown587]

lol

[auerstadt06]

I remember seeing that photo on the front page of the newspaper in '79. There weren't video cameras everywhere like nowadays, so it was unusual to see an image like that. It really made my blood run cold.

[IceBreaker832]

i herd no one servived in that crash. R.I.P to everyone on board that plane.

[jrdragster3323]

@IceBreaker832 no they did service but as they took off the engine, they stressed the main parts that hold the engine on. so that had caused the crash was bad maintenance

[KateeOnTour]

oh gawd

[carinalillithkell]

Ohhhhh shit!

[HoustonRocket101]

Can u post the whole programme as its far better and more detailed the seconds from disaster version.

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