Flights Gone Wrong

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McDonnell Douglas DC-10

Events

  • 19 July 1989

    United Airlines Flight 232

    United Airlines Flight 232 carried 285 passengers and 11 crew. When the tail engine failed, debris cut the lines of all three hydraulic systems that moved the DC-10's flight controls.

    3 videos
    • Mentour Pilot
    • Fascinating Horror
    • KCCI
  • 25 May 1979

    American Airlines Flight 191

    American Airlines Flight 191 was a scheduled flight from Chicago to Los Angeles on the Friday before the Memorial Day holiday, with 258 passengers and 13 crew. It remains the deadliest aviation accident in the United States.

    3 videos
    • Mentour Pilot
    • Mayday: Air Disaster
    • Fascinating Horror

Videos

  1. United Airlines Flight 232: Steering a DC-10 With the Throttles

    DocumentaryMentour Pilot · 29:30

    Event: United Airlines Flight 232 (1989)

  2. United Airlines Flight 232: The Crash Landing at Sioux City, 1989

    DocumentaryFascinating Horror · 10:51

    Event: United Airlines Flight 232 (1989)

  3. American Airlines Flight 191: The Forklift Shortcut and the Slats

    DocumentaryMentour Pilot · 26:15

    Event: American Airlines Flight 191 (1979)

  4. American Airlines Flight 191: Mayday on the O’Hare DC-10 Inquiry

    DocumentaryMayday: Air Disaster · 45:03

    Event: American Airlines Flight 191 (1979)

  5. American Airlines Flight 191: The 1979 Crash That Grounded DC-10s

    DocumentaryFascinating Horror · 13:11

    Event: American Airlines Flight 191 (1979)

  6. United Airlines Flight 232: KCCI’s Archive Report From Sioux City

    NewsKCCI · 4:20

    Event: United Airlines Flight 232 (1989)