Dennis E. Fitch (Denny Fitch) (born 1943) was the off-duty DC-10 training captain who helped captain Al Haynes save United Airlines Flight 232 when all flight controls were lost, on 19 July 1989. Fitch used differential throttle adjustment to steer the airliner to a crash-landing at Sioux Gateway Airport, in Sioux City, Iowa, resulting in the survival of 185 out of 296 on-board. He was badly injured in the crash, but returned to flying duties with United Airlines, for whom he had worked for 21 years. Biman Bangladesh Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-10 The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 is a three-engined long-range airliner, with two engines mounted on underwing pylons and a third engine at the base of the vertical stabilizer. ... A person who holds a flight instructor certificate is authorized within the limitations of that persons flight instructor certificate and ratings to give training and endorsements that are required for, and relate to: (a) A student pilot certificate; (b) A pilot certificate; (c) A flight instructor certificate; (d) A... Alfred C. Al Haynes (born 1932 in Dallas, Texas) is a former airline pilot and a regular guest speaker at social events. ... United Airlines flight 232 UA232, UAL232 (United 232 Heavy) was a scheduled flight operated by United Airlines. ... July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An Airbus A340 airliner operated by Air Jamaica An airliner is a large fixed-wing aircraft whose primary function is the transportation of paying passengers. ... Sioux Gateway/Col. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Various United Airlines tails United Airlines, the primary subsidiary of the UAL Corporation, is a major airline of the United States headquartered in unincorporated Elk Grove Township, Illinois, near Chicagos OHare International Airport, the airlines largest traffic hub. ...

He was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, and was commended by President George Bush and in Senate Resolution 174 of the 101st Congress, as a result of his feat. The National Aviation Hall of Fame is located in Dayton, Ohio and had inducted the following people, arranged in alphabetical order, and each has their year of induction in parentheses. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924) was the 41st President of the United States of America (1989–1993). ...

A safety consultant to NASA as a member of the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel, he is also president of his own aviation consulting firm, specialising in Cockpit Resource Management and human factors, and gives motivational presentations to corporate groups and associations on teamwork, drawing on his experience on Flight 232. NASA logo Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from an article revision dated 2005-09-01, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ...

He was formerly a pilot in the Air National Guard, and attended Duquesne University. Shield of the United States Air National Guard The Air National Guard (ANG) is part of the United States National Guard and a reserve component of the United States Air Force (USAF). ... Duquesne University of the Holy Ghost is a private Catholic university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ...

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