thousands march to honor a sheriff gunned down while fueling up. shannon miles is accused of killing sheriff goforth. now back to our msnbc special. on july 19th, 1989, united airlines flight 232 is in deep crisis. after an explosion, the dc10 loses its tail-mounted number two engine along with all of its hydraulic fluid which operates the landing gear, glass, slats, steering and brakes. the only control pilots have is over the throttles which determine engine speed. by adjusting thrust on one side or the other, pilots are able to steer the plane. but even under this unimaginable pressure, captain al haynes manages to crack a joke with air
the crash lands and catches fire, killing more than 100 people and leaving investigators to solve a troubling aviation mystery. july 19th, 1989, united airlines flight 232 takes off from denver s stapleton international airport bound for chicago. first officer william records, who has logged 20,000 hours of flying time, is at the controls. with him second officer dudley devorat with 15,000 hours and captain al haynes who has logged 27,000 hours, 7,000 in the dc10. on this picture perfect midwestern summer day with three highly experienced pilots in the cockpit it should be an easy flight. scattered clouds, good
out of control. the crash lands and catches fire, killing more than 100 people and leaving investigators to solve a troubling aviation mystery. july 19th, 1989, united airlines flight 232 takes off from denver s stapleton international airport bound for chicago. first officer william records, who has logged 20,000 hours of flying time, is at the controls. with him second officer dudley devorat with 15,000 hours and captain al haynes who has logged 27,000 hours, 7,000 in the dc10. on this picture perfect midwestern summer day with three highly experienced pilots in the cockpit it should be an easy flight. scattered clouds, good visibility, smooth air, very fortunate weatherwise. as we re flying along and
copilot locked the captain out and purposely crashed the jet in march. now back to our regular programming. on july 19th, 1989, united airlines flight 232 is in deep crisis. after an explosion, the dc10 loses its tailmounted number two engine along with all of its hydraulic fluid which operates the landing gear, glass, slats, steering and brakes. the only control pilots have is over the throttles which determine engine speed. by adjusting thrust on one side or the other, pilots are able to steer the plane. but even under this unimaginable pressure, captain al haynes manages to crack a joke with air traffic controller alan backman. you re clear to land on any