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Focused on Failure

Just minutes before touching down in Portland International Airport, all four engines of a DC-8 mysteriously flame out. With the aircraft dropping 3,000 feet per minute, the pilots realize they have no option but to crash land in the middle of a major American city. Witness the harrowing emergency landing of United Airlines Flight 173 in Portland, Oregon, and uncover the shocking reasons for its massive engine failure.

English
  • Originally Aired July 27, 2014
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-14
  • Network Smithsonian Channel
  • Created August 19, 2014 by
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