Poster of Cast and Crew in Mayday - Season 11 - Episode 13 - Impossible Landing (United Airlines Flight 232)

Mayday - Season 11 - Impossible Landing (United Airlines Flight 232) (Episode 13)

Plot: On 19 July 1989, the tail-mounted number two engine of United Airlines Flight 232 explodes, causing serious damage to the aircraft's hydraulic systems and leaving the flight controls unusable. By varying engine thrust, the pilots manage to crash-land the aircraft at the Sioux Gateway Airport in Iowa, saving the lives of 185 of the 296 people on board
Episode Aired On:
Friday, April 13 2012
12 years ago