Other hits co-written by McFadden & Whitehead include : According to the '' American Top 40 '' radio program for the week ended August 4 , 1979 , Casey Kasem reported that McFadden and Whitehead were in Chicago on May 25 , 1979 promoting their music and doing various interviews . Because they agreed to do one more music interview at the last minute , they decided to reschedule their flight to Los Angeles to the next day , May 26 . They were originally scheduled to fly on American Airlines Flight 191 on May 25 , which crashed shortly after take off from O'Hare International Airport killing all 258 passengers plus the crew
American Airlines Flight 191
American Airlines Flight 191
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