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35 years ago: How a United Airlines crew landed an ‘unflyable’ DC-10

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A violent and destructive engine failure on the aircraft, one of United Airlines ’ McDonnell Douglas DC-10s, caused the loss of all standard flight controls through the fracture of all three hydraulic syst ems on the aircraft. Touchdown At 16:00 the airplane touched down on the runway threshold to the left of the centerline.

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Incidents and accidents: AeroTime’s commercial airline safety roundup of 2024  

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As 2024 draws to a close, there can be little doubt that, over the course of the year, airline safety has continued to reach new levels, with fewer accidents, fewer aircraft being written off, and fewer fatalities. This definition has been in place since 2005. This list is not exhaustive, however.

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