United Flight 232 Crash Lands in Sioux City

En route from Denver to Chicago on July 19, 1989, United Airlines Flight 232 suffered a loss of all hydraulics caused by an explosion in the tail, and with it all flight controls. Nevertheless, the crew was able to steer and maintain elevation by manipulating the engines, and navigated the plane to Sioux City, Iowa. In the crash landing, 111 of the people on board died, but thanks to the efforts of the pilots, 185 survived.