Safety
Fuel Situation Cited in Portland Crash
About 1815 Pacific Standard Time on Dec. 28, 1978, United Airlines, Inc., Flight 173 crashed into a wooded, populated area of suburban Portland, Ore., during an approach to the Portland International Airport. The aircraft had delayed southeast of the airport at a low altitude for about 1 hr. while the flightcrew coped with a landing gear malfunction and prepared the passengers for a possible emergency landing.