The catastrophic explosion in the tail engine resulted in the ejection of the errant fan disk from the affected engine. The fan disk of the rear engine disintegrated explosively, leading to engine failure. At 15: 16, the aircraft encountered an uncontained engine failure of the tail-mounted General Electric CF6-6 engine while making a slight right turn. The DC-10-10 was flying at a cruising altitude of 37,000 feet (11,300 m) towards Chicago O’Hare. However, the flight didn’t go as per the plan and was destined for something catastrophic.įor the first hour and seven minutes after takeoff, nothing unusual happened. As per the planned schedule, the flight would then continue service to Philadelphia International Airport, the final destination. Dvorak, and eight flight attendants.įlight 232 took off from Denver’s Stapleton International Airport at 14: 09 local time en route to its first stop at Chicago O’Hare International Airport.
The flight crew included Captain Alfred C. On the day of the accident, the flight was almost entirely full, with 285 passengers and 11 crew onboard.
The DC-10-10 joined the United Airlines fleet in April 1973 and featured 287 seats altogether in a two-class setup. On the fateful day of July 19, 1989, United Airlines deployed a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 registered N1819U to serve the flight. United Airlines Flight 232 was a regularly scheduled passenger service on the Denver-Chicago O’Hare route, destined for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Sioux City plane crash is a tale of mystery and miracles that will forever be etched in the history of the deadliest single-aircraft accidents. Despite losing the plane’s control systems, Captain Al Haynes and his crew made an ‘Impossible Landing’ at Sioux Gateway Airport. Of 296 passengers and crew onboard, 184 survived the horrific ordeal. A DC-10 aircraft performing United Airlines Flight 232 crashed in Sioux City, Lowa, following the loss of flight controls.
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