What the records say
- When
- 28 Dec 1978
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 45.52° N, 122.50° W
- Description
- 1978 aviation accident in Portland, Oregon
- Deaths
- 10
- Injured
- 23
United Airlines Flight 173
1978 aviation accident 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 McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61 operating the flight ran out of fuel while troubleshooting a landing gear problem and crashed in a suburban Portland neighborhood near NE 157th Avenue and East…
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