Synopsis
Two decades ago, on 3 March, 1991, a United Airlines Flight 585, a Boeing 727-200 passenger plane was scheduled to fly from Stapleton International Airport (Now-Decommissioned) to Colorado Springs Municipal Airport in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States of America, crashed on final approach phase nearby Widefield Park. The aircraft was less than 4 miles away from the airport’s Runway 35 threshold. The aircraft was severely damage upon impact and none of the passenger or crew survived. The Boeing 737 rolled to the Starboard side (Right) without warning and began to plunge downward towards the earth. The pilots tried to regain control of the aircraft, but were unsuccessful.
This aircraft accident investigation took almost 2 years; the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has studied the crew, the weather, the rudder and thousands of pieces of evidence.
The NTSB releases a report that the possible causes of the crashed that brought down Flight 585 was undetermined.
The mystery was solved after 10 years, when USAir Flight 427 crashed with similar problem with the aircraft and Eastwind Airlines Flight 517, encountering with the same problem,, but the pilots managed to regain control of the aircraft and landed safely.
The video clips will illustrate what had happened to the aircraft.
Air Crash Investigation Video
Part 1
Video embedded from YouTube on 1 October 2011 (see Discovery Channel, updated-a1)
Part 2
Video embedded from YouTube on 1 October 2011 (see Discovery Channel, updated-b2)
Part 3
Video embedded from YouTube on 1 October 2011 (see Discovery Channel, updated-c3)
Part 4
Video embedded from YouTube on 1 October 2011 (see Discovery Channel, updated-d4)
Part 5
Video embedded from YouTube on 1 October 2011 (see Discovery Channel, updated-e5)
Want to know more?
- Wikipedia - United Airlines Flight 585
- This page in Wikipedia offers more detailed information about the occurrence.
- Wikipedia - USAir Flight 427
- This page in Wikipedia offers more detailed information about the occurrence.
- Wikipedia - Eastwind Flight 517
- This page in Wikipedia offers more detailed information about the occurrence.
