* Flight 232 was initially expected to land about five miles south of Sioux Gateway Airport. The crew was able to reorient the plane. * Denny Fitch, a pilot, was a passenger on Flight 232.

Here's the plot: "Documents the crash of United Flight 232 on July 19, 1989 at the Sioux Gateway Airport in Sioux City, Iowa. Focuses on emergency response efforts and disaster management" .

Larry Finley looks at the United Flight 232 exhibit on display at the Mid American Museum of Aviation & Transportation in July 2013. The display includes Capt. Al Haynes' seat from the aircraft.

Normal would not last long. United 232 was Chicago-bound from Denver with 296 passengers aboard. At 37,000 feet over Iowa, a fan disk in 232's tail-mount engine broke apart.

The crash of United Airlines Flight 232. Captain Al Haynes, and his crew, managed to give first responders 30 minutes’ notice before the DC-10 attempted to land at Sioux Gateway Airport.

On the 19th of July 1989 a United Airlines DC10 suffered a catastrophic engine failure to its tail mounted engine (eng nr2). The engine failure managed to damage all three hydraulic systems on the ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Saturday, July 19, 2025, marks thirty-six years since the crash of Flight 232 in 1989. To commemorate the tragedy, local firefighters and law enforcement took to social media ...