Just after takeoff from O'Hare at 2:50 PM CDT on May 25, 1979, American Airlines flight 191's left engine broke off from the wing, severing hydraulic fluid lines and damaging the wing's leading edge. Loss of hydraulics caused the left wing's flaps to retract and the wing to stall, causing the plane to roll left and crash, just 4,600 feet from th

On the way from Taiwan to Hong Kong on May 25, 2002, a China Airlinesâ??operated Boeing 747 broke up at approximately 35,000 feet. The crash killed all 225 people on board and inspired theories in the media that the flight had been shot down by the Chinese military. Investigation into the accident determined the actual cause to have been metal