Former United Airlines Pilot Al Haynes, Who Saved 184 Lives During 1989 Iowa Crash Landing, Has Died

Aug. 27, 2019

(CNN)Al Haynes, a retired United Airlines pilot who is credited with commanding a crippled jet to a crash landing 30 years ago in Iowa, saving the lives of 184 passengers and crew, has died, according to the airline. Haynes was 87, CNN affiliate KTIV reported.

Haynes died Monday at a Seattle hospital, KTIV said. His cause of death wasn't reported.

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