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The fuel state is low so the aircraft was light. i had that advantage. >> with altitude gained, hut tries restarting the engine. no luck. and now they have another problem. they've lost too much speed. >> because i was too aggressive with that initial climb, i was basically trying to keep the airplane flying. if the airplanes fly too slow, they stall. >> a stalled plane has no lift and falls out of the control. to prevent that, hut drops his right wing, trading altitude for air speed. the jet computer warns that their gear is not down for landing. with the ground approaching rapidly, hut must ...

Chances for survival. with more altitude, their parachutes will have more time to deploy. hut has one other thing going for him. >> the fuel state was low so the aircraft was light. i had that advantage. >> with altitude gained, hut tries restarting the engine. no luck. and now they have another problem. they've lost too much speed. >> because i was too aggressive with that initial climb, i was basically trying to keep the airplane flying. if they fly too slow, they stall. >> a stalled plane has no lift and falls out of the control. to prevent that, hut drops his right wing, trading altitude f...

Of you, all of the thrust is gone. >> with no thrust from his only engine, hut has only one option. >> when that bird went in the engine, i knew i had to eject and i was just not looking forward to doing it. the ejection system is designed to get your body away from the crash site. you're not expected to get out of the situation unscathed. it's a very violent thing. i know pretty well every situation where two people have injected out of the same plane. at least one of them is hurt, if not fatally. >> hut takes advantage of the speed he has to tilt nose up and gain altitude. that could increas...

Was just completely gone. >> less than six months after the portland crash, the ntsb issues its final report. it cites probable cause as, quote, the failure of the captain to monitor properly the aircraft's fuel state and the crew member's advisories regarding fuel state. a contributing factor, the failure of the other two flight crew members to successfully communicate their concern to the captain. >> communication in the cockpit is 95% of the success of the airport it self. >> the faa, federal aviation administration, approves dr. diehl's crm recommendation. in 1981, united airlines kicks of...

>> less than six months after the portland crash, the ntsb issues the final report. it sites possible cause as quote the failure of the captain to monitor properly the aircraft's fuel state and the crew members advisories regarding fuel state. a contributing factor, the failure of the other two flight crew members to successful communicate their concern to the captain. >> communication in the cockpit is 95% of the success of the airplane flight itself. >> united 173 is a catalyst for change. the faa, federal aviation administration approves dr. deal's crm recommendation. in 1981 united airline...