On December 28, 1978, United flight 173 took off from JFK airport in New York bound for Portland, Oregon with a stopover in Denver. In the cockpit were Captain Malburn McBroom, the First Officer Rod Beebe, and the Engineer Forrest Mendenhall. The plane landed in Denver on time and without complication. After deplaning the first leg of the flight and boarding the new passengers for the final leg, the DC-8 aircraft pulled away from the gate with enough fuel to cover the flight plus an extra sixty-five minutes in case of an unforeseen delay getting into Portland.
Improving Human Decision Making
Improving Human Decision Making
Improving Human Decision Making
On December 28, 1978, United flight 173 took off from JFK airport in New York bound for Portland, Oregon with a stopover in Denver. In the cockpit were Captain Malburn McBroom, the First Officer Rod Beebe, and the Engineer Forrest Mendenhall. The plane landed in Denver on time and without complication. After deplaning the first leg of the flight and boarding the new passengers for the final leg, the DC-8 aircraft pulled away from the gate with enough fuel to cover the flight plus an extra sixty-five minutes in case of an unforeseen delay getting into Portland.