Lessons from Christmas crash still save lives today

Published: Sept. 17, 2024, 2 p.m.

The pilot got so caught up in trying to figure out what was wrong with the landing gear, the plane ran out of fuel \u2014 while the flight crew bit their tongues for fear of being insubordinate. A new crew management system was the response. (Portland, Multnomah County; 1970s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1712d.united-flight-173-almost-miracle-plane-crash-475.html)