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UA173

December 27, 2022

On December 28, 1978 a United Airlines flight has issues on its way into Portland, Oregon so they decide to hold. What caused this flight to go from seemingly normal to needing to crash in a wooded area?

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In Pilot Failures Tags United Airlines, Flight 173, DC-8, Fuel Exhaustion, Pilot Error, CRM
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