Authentic drama of United Airlines flight 232 from Denver to Chicago. The DC-10 crashed during an emergency landing at Sioux City Gateway Airport on July 19, 1989. 184 people survived, partly thanks to the ground rescue workers who had 40 minutes to prepare for the event
Charlton Heston
as Captain Al Haynes
Richard Thomas
as Gary Brown
James Coburn
as Jim Hathaway
Leon Russom
as Bob Hamilton
John M. Jackson
as Lt. Colonel Dennis Nielsen
Tom O'Brien
as Chris Porter
Philip Baker Hall
as Sam Gochenour
Tom Everett
as Mack Zubinski
Carmen Argenziano
as First Officer Bill Records
Bruce McGill
as Flight Engineer Dudley Dvorak
Arthur Rosenberg
as Dennis Fitch
Bill Geisslinger
as Chuck Sundberg