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United Air Lines Flight 553 was a scheduled domestic flight from Washington National Airport to Omaha, Nebraska, via Chicago Midway International Airport.On December 8, 1972, the Boeing 737-222 serving the flight, City of Lincoln registration N9031U, [2] [1]: 2 crashed while approaching Midway Airport.
He then set out to interview the crash's survivors himself, and encouraged his actors to speak to them as well. "We had over 100 hours of recordings. And then we kept in contact with the survivors ...
The 1972 Puerto Rico DC-7 crash was an aviation accident that occurred on December 31, 1972, in Carolina, Puerto Rico. [1] As a result of inadequate maintenance, the aircraft's No. 2 engine failed after takeoff.
Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1972 (1 C, 25 P) ... Pages in category "1972 deaths" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately ...
He spent his remaining years battling health problems related to injuries sustained in the crash, as well as lung and prostate cancers. Family members and passengers who spoke to McBroom at a 1998 reunion of crash survivors reported he was "a broken man" plagued by guilt over his role in the accident. [17] He died on October 9, 2004, at age 77 ...
Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 was the chartered flight of a Fairchild FH-227D from Montevideo, Uruguay, to Santiago, Chile, that crashed in the Andes mountains in Argentina on 13 October 1972. The accident and subsequent survival became known as the Andes flight disaster (Tragedia de los Andes, literally Tragedy of the Andes) and the Miracle ...
Eugene "Mercury" Morris, an iconic running back for the Miami Dolphins, died Saturday night. He was 77. Morris, a three-time Pro Bowler, was a key part of Miami's unbeaten 1972 season, which ...
The cause of the crash was wind shear during a heavy thunderstorm. 12 November Overseas National Airways Flight 032, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30, struck a flock of sea gulls during takeoff, crashing past Taxiway Z. All 129 passengers and 10 crew members escaped successfully while the aircraft was destroyed.