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United Airlines Flight 173 crashes in a residential neighborhood near Portland International Airport, killing 10 people.

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United Airlines Flight 173

1978 aviation accident in Oregon

United Airlines Flight 173 was a scheduled flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City to Portland International Airport in Portland, Oregon, with a scheduled stop in Denver, Colorado. On December 28, 1978, the McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61 operating the…
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Portland International Airport

Largest airport of the U.S. state of Oregon

Portland International Airport is a joint civil–military airport and the largest airport in the U.S. state of Oregon, accounting for 90% of the state's passenger air travel and more than 95% of its air cargo. It is within Portland's city limits just south of the Columbia River…
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December 28

Day of the year

December 28 is the 362nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; three days remain until the end of the year.
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