Talk:United Airlines Flight 859

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The previous account of the cause of the accident, was not correct:

"The aircraft suffered a hydraulic failure whilst en-route, and was forced to make an emergency landing at Stapleton Airport. As it was landing two of the tires blew out, causing the aircraft to veer off the side of the runway. During these uncontrolled seconds it struck construction equipment, subsequently catching fire."

So, I removed it and inserted the actual cause (asymmetrical thrust, after landing), as stated in the Official CAB Accident report. The tires (all four on the right main gear) blew out only after the plane left the runway and then hit a raised concrete taxi-way, that was still under construction. EditorASC 14:36, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

Good work! Is the official report availible on the web, and if so could you give me a link to it, as I was previously only able to find the link in the article that gives the erroneous cause (I'm happy to believe the new info, though, it sounds much more complete and plausible). Blood Red Sandman Open Up Your Heart - Receive My EviLove 17:16, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

Happy to help. You can find that particular accident report at:

 http://dotlibrary1.specialcollection.net/scripts/ws.dll?websearch&site=dot_aircraftacc

Then, scroll thru the years and pick 1961 and then United Airlines in the list of accidents that comes up for that year.

I have almost 1,000 of the paper reports in my file cabinets and most of those too, on my computer HDs. Have been researching airline accidents for 37 years now. Feel free to e**** male**** me *** a t editor a t airlinesafety d o t c o m if you ever need any other info on airline accidents.

EditorASC 07:55, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

Briliant, thanks. I will keep you in mind should I ever require more information of that nature, there is a high likelyhood I will at some point or another down the line. Blood Red Sandman Open Up Your Heart - Receive My EviLove 17:17, 27 February 2007 (UTC)