BISMARCK, N.D. – A North Dakota family that was aboard a United Airlines flight forced to make an emergency landing described debris, sparks, and “balls of fire” outside their windows as an engine failed.
Brenda Dohn of Wishek was aboard the Boeing 777-200 with her husband and three kids, headed from Denver to Honolulu, on Saturday when the plane’s right engine failed. Dohn said what began as a smooth takeoff quickly turned into turbulence in the clouds. Dohn said she felt “a big boom, not something small” and immediately knew that something had happened.
The plane eventually returned to land safely at the Denver airport.
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