Archive of 63 photographs of the crash of United Airlines Flight 173 United Airlines Flight 173
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United Airlines Flight 173. United Airlines Crash United Airlines flight 173, a DC-8-60, crashed when the engines flamed out due to fuel exhaustion while on approach to Portland Airport, Oregon, USA, killing 10 occupants; 179 survived the accident Kennedy International Airport in New York City to Portland International Airport in Portland, Oregon, with a scheduled stop in Denver, Colorado, ran out of fuel while troubleshooting a landing gear problem and crashed in a suburban Portland neighborhood near NE 157th.
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It seemed like any other holiday flight — until something went terribly wrong. United Airlines flight 173, a DC-8-60, crashed when the engines flamed out due to fuel exhaustion while on approach to Portland Airport, Oregon, USA, killing 10 occupants; 179 survived the accident
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Kennedy International Airport in New York City to Portland International Airport in Portland, Oregon, with a scheduled stop in Denver, Colorado.On December 28, 1978, the aircraft flying this route ran out of fuel while troubleshooting a landing gear problem and crashed in a suburban Portland neighborhood near NE 157th Avenue and. When the landing gear was lowered, a gear retraction cylinder failed, allowing the right main gear to fall into place On December 28, 1978, a McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61 turbofan powered airplane operated by United Airlines and registered as N8082U, crashed into a wooded suburban area while on approach to Portland International Airport, Portland, Oregon.
United Airlines Flight 173 A Cabin Crew Perspective. United Airlines, Flight 173, N8082U Portland, Oregon December 28, 1978 It locked, but a microswitch which should have activated the landing gear indicator light was damaged.
UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT 173 THE UNTOLD STORY aviation history YouTube. 28, 1978 United Airlines Flight 173 scheduled to fly from John F United Airlines flight 173, a DC-8-60, crashed when the engines flamed out due to fuel exhaustion while on approach to Portland Airport, Oregon, USA, killing 10 occupants; 179 survived the accident