Haynes has spoken on Flight 232 1,700 times, donating each honorarium to charity, including those in the Sioux City area. "That was for everybody associated with Flight 232, not me, but thank you," the 82-year-old retired pilot said. As he has so many times in the past, Haynes deflected the praise. Al Haynes, who piloted the aircraft that had left Denver en route to Chicago with a final leg to Philadelphia, received a standing ovation as he mounted the steps to the stage at the Orpheum Theatre.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa - Twenty-five years after United Flight 232 cartwheeled down a runway airport here, the video of the DC-10 crashing and burning still brings a hushed silence from those watching.īut a 25th anniversary gathering Friday night, the first of three weekend events, also drew laughter and applause from the audience as two panels of rescued and rescuers remembered what happened on July 19, 1989.Ĭapt.
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