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Events on Wednesday 19 July 1989 1
1989United Airlines Flight 232 crashesDC-10 crash-lands in Sioux City after engine failureUnited Airlines Flight 232 suffered a catastrophic engine failure that severed all hydraulic flight controls over Iowa. The crew managed a crash landing at Sioux City airport using only engine thrust for control, saving 184 of 296 people aboard. The crash became a landmark case study in aviation crew resource management.