The Terrifying, Deadly Plane Crash In Colorado That Will Never Be Forgotten
By Annie
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Published January 25, 2019
In this day and age, it is not uncommon to hear about tragic plane crashes. It is an unfortunate reality that goes hand-in-hand with not only machinery like planes, but boats and cars as well. When one of these tragedies hits close to home, however, it is etched in your brain forever, like this terrifying Colorado plane crash that will never be forgotten:
On March 3, 1991, United Airlines Flight 585 was scheduled to fly from Denver to Colorado Springs with 20 passengers and five crew members on board.
Before landing at Denver's now-closed Stapleton Airport (pictured), the United flight flew without incident from General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport in Peoria, Illinois to Quad City International Airport in Moline, Illinois, making all of its scheduled stops on time.
At 9:23 that morning, Flight 585 departed from Denver with plans to stop minutes later in the Springs, which is when things took a turn for the worse.
During the flight's descent into the Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (pictured), the Boeing 737-291 rolled to the right and pitched nose down, which the pilots tried to correct whilst the plane lost altitude and gained speed.
Sadly, the plane soon crashed at a speed of nearly 245 miles per hour in the nearby Widefield neighborhood, killing all passengers and crew aboard.
For nearly two years, the National Transportation Safety Board sought answers for what could have gone so terribly wrong, later stating "The National Transportation Safety Board, after an exhaustive investigation effort, could not identify conclusive evidence to explain the loss of United Airlines flight 585."
It wasn't until 10 years later when the case was reopened due to similar crashes, which is when the NTSB determined that the pilots lost control of the airplane due to a mechanical malfunction.
To get a better look into this terrible tragedy, watch this short news clip from KOAA 5 :
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