United Airlines Flight 232 facts for kids
The airplane moments before the crash
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| Accident summary | |
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| Date | July 19, 1989 |
| Summary | Uncontained engine failure due to faulty titanium alloy, leading to loss of hydraulics and flight controls |
| Place | Sioux Gateway Airport Sioux City, Iowa, United States 42°24′29″N 96°23′02″W / 42.40806°N 96.38389°W |
| Passengers | 285 |
| Crew | 11 |
| Injuries (non-fatal) | 172 |
| Fatalities | 111 |
| Survivors | 184 |
| Aircraft type | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 |
| Airline/user | United Airlines |
| Registration | N1819U |
| Flew from | Stapleton International Airport, Denver, Colorado |
| Stopover | O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois |
| Flying to | Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
United Airlines Flight 232 was a scheduled flight from Stapleton International Airport in Denver, Colorado, to O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. On July 19, 1989, the DC-10 (registered N1819U) operating the route crash-landed in Sioux City, Iowa, after suffering a big failure of its tail-mounted engine, leading to the loss of all flight controls. Of the 296 people on board, 111 died in the accident while 185 survived.
Images for kids
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Radar plot of the plane's flight path, from the NTSB report
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Damaged hydraulic systems on the DC-10
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The fracture is clearly visible in the recovered fan disk from the center engine of UAL 232.
See also
In Spanish: Vuelo 232 de United Airlines para niños
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