Lessons from Christmastime plane crash still save lives today

Published: Feb. 24, 2020, 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 — while the flight crew bit their tongues for fear of being insubordinate. A new crew management system was the response. (Portland, Multnomah County; 1978) (For text and pictures, see http://offbeatoregon.com/1712d.united-flight-173-almost-miracle-plane-crash-475.html)