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They Had Eight Seconds: Why the 737's Rudder Turned Against Its Pilots
A United Airlines 737 on final approach to Colorado Springs suddenly rolls hard right and crashes in eight seconds - did the rudder betray its pilots?
They Had Eight Seconds: Why the 737's Rudder Turned Against Its Pilots
In this episode, we follow the final twenty minutes of United Flight 585 from departure to a violent eight-second crash and the baffling gap left by investigators. What happened during that approach, and why did a routine landing turn into an uncontrollable roll?
Date: March 3, 1991
Flight: United Airlines Flight 585
Aircraft: Boeing 737-291, N999UA, s/n 22742
Crew: Captain…
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