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The aircraft involved was a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10, registered as N68045, which first flew in 1972. [1]: 4, 48 [3] In command was 59-year-old Captain Charles E. Hersche, who was operating his last flight before retirement. [2] He had been with Continental Airlines since 1946 and had logged 29,000 flight hours, including 2,911 hours on the ...
On 3 March 1974, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 operating the flight crashed into the Ermenonville Forest, outside Paris, killing all 346 occupants on board. [6] 273: The DC-10's second deadliest accident occurred on May 25, 1979, on a scheduled flight from Chicago O'Hare to Los Angeles International Airport.
American Airlines Flight 191 was a regularly scheduled domestic passenger flight from O'Hare International Airport in Chicago to Los Angeles International Airport.On the afternoon of May 25, 1979, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 operating this flight was taking off from runway 32R at O'Hare International when its left engine detached from the wing, causing a loss of control.
Western Airlines Flight 2605, nicknamed the "Night Owl", [2] was an international scheduled passenger flight from Los Angeles, California, to Mexico City, Mexico.On October 31, 1979, at 5:42 a.m. CST (UTC−06:00), the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 used on the flight crashed at Mexico City International Airport in fog after landing on a runway that was closed for maintenance.
A small plane crash-landed in Sherman Oaks on Thursday morning, landing upside-down in a field, authorities said. The pilot and passenger of the Cessna aircraft, owned by First Take Aviation LLC ...
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Los Angeles County fire officials said that the plane was heading towards Hawthorne Municipal Airport, about two miles away, when it crashed, according to KTLA news. 'We got lucky'
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