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Dec

CRASH LANDING MADE ON THIS DAY IN 1978

Disastrous Distraction

United Flight 173 was a scheduled flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City to Portland International
Airport in Oregon. The jet ran out of fuel while troubleshooting
a landing gear problem and crashed in a suburban neighborhood
east of the city at 157th and Burnside. Ten passengers were killed
and 175 survived.

 

Pamplin Media Group - Pamplin Media Group

1978 plane crash into Portland neighborhood killed 10, allowed a prisoner escape -- and haunted pilot - oregonlive.com

 

United Airlines 173 – The Need for CRM | GO FLIGHT MEDICINE

United Airlines Flight 173 crash site in Portland, OR (Google Maps)
The crash site as it looks today.

 

 

posted by Bob Karm in Air disaster,AIRCRAFT,ANNIVERSARY,Crash,DEATH,HISTORY,NEWSPAPER and have No Comments

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