From UA MEC
Captain Denny Fitch, one of the heroes of United Flight 232 (Sioux City, Iowa), lost his battle with cancer on Sunday, May 6.
Captain Fitch was a passenger on the ill-fated Denver-to-Chicago United Flight 232 when the aircraft lost all flight controls over Iowa on July 19, 1989. Captain Fitch, a training captain, went to the cockpit and assisted the crew, led by Captain Al Haynes. Captain Fitch used differential throttle adjustment to steer the crippled DC-10 to a landing at Sioux Gateway Airport in Sioux City, Iowa. The actions of Captain Fitch and the rest of the crew resulted in the survival of 185 out of the 296 passengers onboard.
Captain Fitch’s heroic actions were honored by President George H.W. Bush and by a Senate Resolution.
Visitation will be at Yurs Funeral Home in St. Charles, Ill., on Sunday May 13 from noon to 8 p.m. The address is 405 Main St., St. Charles, Ill., 60175.
The funeral mass will be at 10:30 a.m., Monday, May 14 at Resurrection Church, 30W350 Army Trail Road, Wayne, Ill.