@aircrashbriefs: United Flight 173 was approaching Portland in 1978 when the crew noticed a problem with the landing gear. A small indicator light wasn’t showing it was locked. The pilots began circling the city to troubleshoot the issue… but while focusing on the landing gear, they forgot about their fuel. For more than an hour, the crew discussed the gear problem, tested systems, and tried to confirm if the wheels were safe — yet no one monitored the fuel levels. Minutes later, all three engines flamed out from fuel exhaustion. The DC-8 crashed into a suburban neighborhood, killing 10 people. The landing gear? It had been locked the entire time. This tragedy changed aviation forever and led to the creation of Crew Resource Management (CRM) — teaching pilots communication, teamwork, and shared responsibility. ⸻ #United173 #AviationStory #AirDisaster #FlightFacts #AviationHistory
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Region: GB
Monday 08 December 2025 20:26:30 GMT
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𝐀𝐚𝐫☆N :
Ofc boeing💔💔
2025-12-09 15:04:15
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FalkorCraft :
ain't got no gas in it
2025-12-08 21:12:52
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Lozzie🔵🟡 :
in fairness, if they tried to land with broken gear it probably would've been worse
2025-12-08 21:25:00
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Dean :
They still didn't explain why the landing gear was faulty?
2025-12-09 13:51:42
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. :
this channel is the best at animating and explaining aviation disasters
2025-12-26 07:25:36
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alexusaaliyah :
How were they unaware they didn’t have FUEL?????????????????
2026-01-05 01:22:49
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Dk19811970 :
Religion?
2026-01-06 03:42:02
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zacharia :
What happened
2025-12-29 19:30:37
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madix :
CRM was so poor,Captain wud have recquested immediate landing since fuel was insurfficient!
2025-12-10 17:32:50
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Dianna Lazan :
The plane took out our entire neighborhood, just missing our house and hitting next door. It ran out of fuel!
2026-02-03 05:49:33
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Brendan :
No cause I have a flight in 7 hours
2025-12-17 09:17:10
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GIO :
🙏oh my goodness
2025-12-09 03:39:20
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sok_it_to_me :
Perfect example for Nathan Fielder
2026-01-05 17:12:10
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Tony Nchabeleng 🇿🇦 :
Miscalculation by the captain.
2025-12-10 09:02:54
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Syed Mohammed Ali Naqvi :
Could have open it manually
2025-12-28 22:34:36
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Ranch Hand Nails By Jenn :
Good ole PDX intl lol!
2025-12-09 05:17:04
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Cry some more :
Rip dc8 😢
2025-12-10 04:15:50
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H :
They are lucky
2026-02-23 06:25:40
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life@ :
second
2025-12-08 20:40:48
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Drumbo72 :
how do you ignore the fact you are running out of fuel!!!
2026-01-18 00:54:03
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𝕰𝖝1𝖙 🐂 :
This is exactly my argument. I am a specialist in my job but an engineer can tell me what to do even if it is unsafe or incorrect. 😡
2025-12-11 12:01:55
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Crash Tales :
very curious 🤔🤨
2025-12-10 14:57:18
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matthiasf780 :
I had struggle on m calls
2026-01-23 22:03:22
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awadeowo23 :
El first officer era don Ramón con razón pasó lo que pasó 😳
2026-01-18 06:03:07
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The Grass🌵is green elsewhere :
At 35,000 feet, experience matters less
2026-02-18 06:12:44
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