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.
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See also
In Spanish: Vuelo 232 de United Airlines para niños
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