A United Airlines Boeing 727 is doing a series of stop overs from New York to San Francisco when disaster strikes in Salt Lake City. What caused this bird to crash on the runway and melt?

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Photo Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Airlines_Flight_227

https://www.thedeadhistory.com/flight-227/

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:United_Airlines_Flight_227_Boeing_727-22_N7030U_Exit_utilisation.jpg

https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Aircraft_Accident_Report:_United_Airlines_Flight_227/Attachment_A

https://www.reddit.com/r/aviation/comments/au2gns/wheel_well_of_brand_new_737900er_at_alaska_prep/

https://rennylim.wordpress.com/2013/03/14/

Research Source:

http://specialcollection.dotlibrary.dot.gov/Document?db=DOT-AIRPLANEACCIDENTS&query=%28select+792%29 (Note: this is the DOT website you will need to log in to get to the report.)

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