How to Crash a Plane

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1. HOW TO CRASH A PLANE NICKOLAS MEANS / @NMEANS

2. July 19, 1989

3. Denver Stapleton International Airport

4. United Flight 232 Denver Stapleton to Chicago O'Hare

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6. McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 N1819U

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12. Captain Al Haynes

13. Al, I can't control the plane!

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15. We're rolling!

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17. "Ladies and gentlemen, we've lost our tail engine, but this

    aircraft can fly fine with the two remaining engines. We're going to descend and continue on to Chicago."
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19. We've lost all our hydraulics.

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22. Elevators

23. Ailerons

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26. The only question I had was how long it was

    going to take Iowa to hit me.
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30. Phugoid

31. Phugoid

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39. GE CF6-6 Turbofan Engine

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47. Brace! Brace! Brace!

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53. Of 296 people on board, 185 survived.

54. In the previous 25 years, no one had ever survived

    the complete loss of flight controls on an airliner.

55. "The Safety Board believes that under the circumstances the UAL

    flightcrew performance was highly commendable and greatly exceeded reasonable expectations." — NTSB Aircraft Accident Report, United 232

56. What made this crew different?

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58. CREW RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

59. NO HEROES

60. EVERYONE HAS A VOICE

61. SOFTWARE IS A TEAM SPORT

62. THANKS! NICKOLAS MEANS / @NMEANS