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UA585

January 14, 2020

THANKS TO IAN MILBY FOR REQUESTING THIS EPISODE! THANKS ALSO TO OUR FRIEND EMILY FOR BEING A GUEST FOR THE SERIES!

Rudder Hard-Over Series Episode 1

Picture Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Airlines_Flight_585

https://www.tailstrike.com/030391.htm

http://www.aviation-accidents.net/united-airlines-boeing-b737-200-n999ua-flight-ua585/

https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR0101.pdf

Research Sources:

http://libraryonline.erau.edu/online-full-text/ntsb/aircraft-accident-reports/AAR92-06.pdf

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-03-04-mn-75-story.html?fbclid=IwAR1MRv8VPEY7UkFE_AMsKXWw1W-Al7EgqqGwxSFYE_BvSKeTP3LWlWyKPHw

“Hidden Danger.” Air Disasters, season 7, episode 5, Smithsonian Channel, 10 Apr. 2016.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Airli...
In Mechanical Failures Tags UA585, Rudder hard-over, Colorado Springs, United Airlines, 737-200
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