
Episode 122: United Airlines Flight 232
Well There‘s Your Problem
00:00
The Plane Is Going Too Fast. Um, It's Sinking Too Fast
Despite all odds, and one thing, if you look at this flight path here, how remarkably straight they were able to have it heading straight to the airport. Plane was going about 250 miles an hour. Maximum landing speed is 160 miles an hour on this plane. It goes right off the runway. One of the large pieces like parts of the wings left the airport grounds entirely and caught fire.
Transcript
Play full episode