Members of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association\n(NATCA) join with the aviation community in mourning the passing of Captain Al\nHaynes, who will forever fondly be remembered for a career of professionalism,\ntraining, and superior airmanship. Thirty years ago last month \u2013 July 19, 1989,\nUnited Flight 232 piloted by Haynes departed Denver en route to Chicago.\nSixty-seven minutes into the flight, he notified air traffic controllers that\nthe number two engine had failed, and the aircraft was only marginally\ncontrollable. During the ensuing emergency landing at Sioux City, Iowa, 184 of\nthe 296 passengers survived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the next 25 years, Haynes gave nearly 2,000\npresentations about United Flight 232, including at NATCA\u2019s Communicating For\nSafety (CFS) conference in 2016. His goal was always to educate other pilots,\nair traffic controllers, flight attendants, emergency crews, and emergency\nplanners. When talking about the incident, Haynes commended his crew, air\ntraffic control, and ground units in their execution of emergency procedures\nand maneuvers. He also commended the cooperation between all parties involved\nthroughout the emergency. This story that Haynes recounted remains profoundly\ninspiring and valuable as a teaching tool in the areas of aviation safety,\ntraining, and Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
About Haynes, NATCA President Paul Rinaldi said, \u201cNATCA\nlooks to examples of exceptionalism in aviation, like Capt. Haynes lived and\ntaught, to provide a standard for us to strive toward. We are deeply saddened\nby his passing, but profoundly grateful for his career of service to aviation\nsafety. Our Union believes that every day is a training day, and we will\ncontinue to remember how Capt. Haynes and others made a big difference in the\nsurvival rate during that flight 30 years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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