United Airlines Flight 232
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United Airlines Flight 232 was a regularly scheduled United Airlines flight from Stapleton International Airport in Denver to O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, continuing to Philadelphia International Airport. On July 19, 1989, the DC-10 (registered as N1819U) serving the flight crash-landed at Sioux Gateway Airport in Sioux City, Iowa, after suffering a catastrophic failure of its tail-mounted engine due to an unnoticed manufacturing defect in the engine's fan disk, which resulted in the loss of many flight controls. Of the 296 passengers and crew on board, 112 died during the accident,[lower-alpha 1] while 184 people survived. 13 of the passengers were uninjured. It was the deadliest single-aircraft accident in the history of United Airlines.[3][4]
Accident | |
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Date | July 19, 1989 (1989-07-19) |
Summary | Uncontained engine failure resulting in loss of hydraulics |
Site | Sioux Gateway Airport Sioux City, Iowa, United States 42°24′29″N 96°23′02″W |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 |
Operator | United Airlines |
IATA flight No. | UA232 |
ICAO flight No. | UAL232 |
Call sign | UNITED 232 HEAVY |
Registration | N1819U |
Flight origin | Stapleton International Airport, Denver, Colorado |
Stopover | O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois |
Destination | Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Occupants | 296 |
Passengers | 285 |
Crew | 11 |
Fatalities | 112[lower-alpha 1] |
Injuries | 171 |
Survivors | 184 |
Despite the fatalities, the accident is considered a good example of successful crew resource management. A majority of those aboard survived; experienced test pilots in simulators were unable to reproduce a survivable landing. It has been termed "The Impossible Landing" as it is considered one of the most impressive landings ever performed in the history of aviation.[5]