Mayday - Alarm im Cockpit - Fataler Fahrwerkschaden - Report / Luftverkehr

NTSB investigators take photos inside the fuselage of United Airlines Flight 173 the day after it crashed into a residential neighborhood in Portland, Oregon in December 1978. 10 of the 189 passengers on board were killed when the plane hit the ground 6 miles south of the airport. Investigators conclude the crew became distracted by a warning light indicating that the DC-8's landing gear hadn't locked into place. While scrambling to prepare for an emergency landing the Captain didn't pay attention to another warning telling him he was running short of fuel.âĨâĨphoto credit: Cineflix/Ian Watson

NTSB investigator Al Diehl (played by Thomas Mitchell) examines the remains of United Airlines Flight 173 the day after it crashed into a residential neighborhood during its approach to Portland International Airport. Investigators know the plane had radiod controllers to report a problem with the landing gear lights in the cockpit, and that the crew had been circling the airport while preparing to land with gear that had the potential to collapse. Investigators reach a stunning conclusion; The Captain failed to notice that the plane was running dangerously low on fuel as he focused his attention on the emergency landing to come.âĨâĨphoto credit: Cineflix/Ian Watson

NTSB Investigator Al Diehl (played by Thomas Mitchell) studies the wreckage of a McDonnel Douglas DC-8 that has crash landed into a residentail neighborhood in Portland Oregon in December 1978. 10 people were killed, and many others badly injured after all 4 of the jet's engines flamed out within site of the runway. Investigators suspect the plane ran out of fuel, but can't understand how an experienced crew could have allowed that to happen.âĨâĨphoto credit: Cineflix/Ian Watson

NTSB Investigator Al Diehl (played by Thomas Mitchell, left) and a member of his team package the CVR and FDR from United Airlines Flight 173 for shipping to the NTSB lab in Washington. Investigators hope the data on the boxes will help explain why all four of the plane's engines failed on approach, sending the plane plunging to the ground and killing 10 of the people on board. The data will reveal that the plane ran out of fuel as the crew became preoccupised with the possibility that their landing gear had not properly locked into place.âĨâĨphoto credit: Cineflix/Ian Watson

NTSB investigators looking into the crash of United Airlines Flight 173 in December 1978 have located the plane's 2 Black Boxes. One records conversations in the cockpit, the other data on the flight's performance. They hope the boxes can help explain why a DC-8 on approach to Portland International Airport lost power to all 4 of its engines. The plane crashed into a wooded area about 6 miles short of the runway, killing 10 people and wounding many others.âĨâĨphoto credit: Cineflix/Ian Watson

An NTSB investigator brings the Flight Data Recorder out of the wreckage of United Airlines Flight 173 the day after the DC-8 lost power to all 4 of its engines on approach to Portland International Airport. Investigators hope the data will tell them what caused the engines to fail after the crew reported a problem with the plane's landing gear. The data recorder will tell them that in the final minutes of the flight, the plane had almost no fuel, Flight 173 ran out of fuel. Now they have to figure out how an experienced crew could have made such a fundamental error.âĨâĨphoto credit: Cineflix/Ian Watson

Investigators believe the Captain was too focused on the landing gear collapsing during landing, that he ignored the low fuel warnings.âĨâĨcredit: Cineflix

NTSB Investigator Al Diehl (played by Thomas Mitchell, left) and another NTSB investigator carry the FDR and CVR from United Airlines Flight 173. The boxes will be shipped to NTSB labs in Washington. The data should explain why the commercial jet, carrying 181 passengers and 8 crew crashed into a wooded area 6 miles short of Portland International Airport. The crew had reported a problem with their landing gear as they made their approach to Portland, and decided to circle the airport as they attempted to trouble shoot the problem. Investigators learn that while circling, the DC-8 ran out of fuel.âĨâĨphoto credit: Cineflix/Ian Watson

NTSB Investigator Al Diehl (played by Thomas Mitchell, left) and a member of his team arrive at the site of the crash of United Airlines 173 in Protland, Oregon. The DC-8 crashed into a residential neighbourhood in December 1978 after all 4 engines flamed out as the plane was approaching the airport. Investigators study the wreckage for clues as to what caused the accident that killled 10 of the 189 people on board.âĨâĨphoto credit: Cineflix/Ian Watson