Destination Disaster: From the Tri-Motor to the DC-10, the Risk of Flying

Hardcover book of investigative reporting concerning the aviation business and the passengers it serves. Details the development of passenger aircraft and begins to point to problems with the DC-10 and memos from the manufacturer of known defects. A subsequent crash in 1974 killed all 346 passengers on board. The book details the search for the truth and leads to a frightful conclusion: that the airline industry pressures its plants, government regulators and others in the technological race for the plane that gets there fastest with the biggest payload. An epic legal battle in the 1974 crash resulted.