N8082U, the United Airlines DC-8-61 involved, in 1972 from previous livery
Accident
Date
December 28, 1978
Summary
Fuel exhaustion due to pilot error (lack of situational awareness) and maintenance error with landing gear
Site
Near Portland International Airport, Portland, Oregon, United States 45°31′21″N122°29′59″W / 45.5225°N 122.499722°W / 45.5225; -122.499722
Aircraft
Aircraft type
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61
Operator
United Airlines
IATA flight No.
UA173
ICAO flight No.
UAL173
Call sign
UNITED 173
Registration
N8082U
Flight origin
John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City, New York, United States
Stopover
Stapleton International Airport, Denver, Colorado, United States
Destination
Portland International Airport, Portland, Oregon, United States
Passengers
181
Crew
8
Fatalities
10 (2 crew, 8 passengers)
Injuries
24
Survivors
179
Portland
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Location in the United States
Portland
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Location in Oregon
United Airlines Flight 173 was a scheduled flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City to Portland International Airport in Portland, Oregon, with a scheduled stop in Denver, Colorado. On December 28, 1978, the aircraft flying this route ran out of fuel while troubleshooting a landing gear problem and crashed in a suburban Portland neighborhood near NE 157th Avenue and East Burnside Street, killing 10 people on board.[1][2][3][4][5]
^Baum, Bob (December 29, 1978). "10 dead in Portland jetliner crash". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1A.
^"I just walked out a hole in the plane". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). UPI. December 29, 1978. p. 1.
^"Doomed jet's landing gear worked". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 30, 1978. p. 1.
^"Lack of fuel suspected in DC-8 crash". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. December 30, 1978. p. 1A.
^"Pilot blamed for DC-8 crash near Portland". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 7, 1979. p. 1A.
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