On July 19, 1989, Dennis Fitch, an O'Hare-based United Airlinespilot and instructor, was a passenger on Flight 232 out of Denverwhen a catastrophic engine failure crippled the Chicago-bound plane.As the plane pitched and turned, Fitch asked a flight attendant torelay a message to the cockpit: There's a DC-10 instructor on boardoffering his help. At the pilot's invitation, Fitch headed for thecockpit and helped bring the plane--which had neither brakes norsteering--down on a runway in Sioux City, Iowa. One hundred andtwelve people died in the fiery crash landing, but, amazingly, 184survived. Fitch is still flying for United, as is his son Brian.
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