Originally Posted by TWA Fan 1

Actually, the two incidents were quite different.

With AA191, the engine started to fall off the pylon before take-off. The engine flew above the wing and then sliced through it.

A few seconds later, the plane hit the ground. Not only was everyone on board killed, most bodies were completely incinerated.

In the case of UA232, a fan disk failed and the debris resulted in hydraulic line damage.