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United Airlines Flight 173
1978 aviation accident in Portland, Oregon / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
United Airlines Flight 173 was a scheduled flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City to Portland International Airport in Portland, Oregon, with a scheduled stop in Denver, Colorado. On December 28, 1978, the aircraft flying this route ran out of fuel while troubleshooting a landing gear problem and crashed in a suburban Portland neighborhood near NE 157th Avenue and East Burnside Street, killing 10 people on board.[1][2][3][4][5]
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![]() N8082U, the United Airlines DC-8-61 involved, pictured in 1972 sporting the previous livery | |
Accident | |
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Date | December 28, 1978 |
Summary | Fuel exhaustion due to pilot error (lack of situational awareness) and maintenance error with landing gear |
Site | Near Portland International Airport, Portland, Oregon, United States 45.5225°N 122.499722°W / 45.5225; -122.499722 |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61 |
Operator | United Airlines |
IATA flight No. | UA173 |
ICAO flight No. | UAL173 |
Call sign | UNITED 173 |
Registration | N8082U |
Flight origin | John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City, New York, United States |
Stopover | Stapleton International Airport, Denver, Colorado, United States |
Destination | Portland International Airport, Portland, Oregon, United States |
Passengers | 181 |
Crew | 8 |
Fatalities | 10 (2 crew, 8 passengers) |
Injuries | 24 |
Survivors | 179 |
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Location in the United States
Location in Oregon
The accident prompted the development of crew resource management in aviation.