Air Disasters - Season 4 Episode 8 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.
Year: 2026
Genre: Documentary
Country: Canada
Studio: Smithsonian Channel
Director: André Barro, Bernard Vaillot
Cast: Stephen Bogaert
Crew:
First Air Date: May 15, 2011
Last Air date: Mar 01, 2026
Season: 25 Season
Episode: 275 Episode
Runtime: 45 minutes
IMDb: 8.20/10 by 16.00 users
Popularity: 6.4866
Language: English
Keyword : airplane hijacking, airplane accident, airplane wreck, airplane crash, exploding airplane, airplane casualties, airplanes, aviation documentary, aviation disaster, air disaster