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United Airlines Flight 232

112Fatalities
184Survivors
296On board

Accident details

What happened

A McDonnell Douglas DC-10 suffers a complete hydraulic system failure over Iowa, United States, after the tail-mounted engine disintegrates. The crew maintains partial control of the aircraft using differential throttle, bringing it to a crash landing on the runway of the Sioux City, Iowa, airport. Of the 296 people on board, 111 die.

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