I was PIC of a TWA 727 flight LAX-PHX-ICT-ORD. While in the ramp office at ICT I was advised we were on a ground hold because of an accident at ORD. I knew weather wasn't a factor because it was a very clear Spring day.
Before we were released we were advised that Runway 4R was closed because an engine from the DC-10 was on the runway. When we arrived we were assigned Runway 9L, which passes through the threshold of 4R. We were down to taxi speed by that point, and could clearly see the engine on the runway. My first cousin lived in Barrington, IL. Her 16 year old so had a part-time job with UAL catering. He was standing on the loading dock and saw the whole thing. It looked so close he thought he was going to die.