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Cockpit Voice Recording

United Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 -> Flight 232

Souix Gateway (Souix City, IA)

Engine Failure resulting in total hydraulic failure

112 Deaths, 184 Survivors

KEY:

CA1 - Captain Al Haynes, assigned captain.

CA2 - Captain Denny Fitch, dead-heading DC-10 instructor

F/0 - First Officer

S/0 - Second Officer

CA2: Okay, Back Al!

CA1: Lift, throttle!

CA1: Lift, Lift, Lift, Lift, Lift, Lift, Lift, Lift, Lift,

Lift!

GPWS: Whoop Whoop Pull Up!

GPWS: Whoop Whoop Pull Up!

GPWS: Whoop Whoop Pull ...

CA1: Everybody stay in brace!

CA1: God!

[Impact]