Originally Posted by
towrope
I was on that flight. I was sorely tempted to go up (from NorCal) to Portland for the 40th this past December but chickened out. My recollections are few - I was in seat 33F (?) or whatever was 2 from the last row. By the time the fuel issue surfaced (engines quitting) we were on approach and there had already been preparations in the cabin for the landing gear not down. After the lights went out the only noise I remember was the FAs all shouting the crash lines they were taught. There were bright blue-green flashes when we went through the power lines and in the flashes I remember seeing seats and insulation coming towards me (although it was a plane length away it seemed right in front of me). No assistance by UA then or later, no apology nor any contact ever came but my suitcase did arrive at home in Hawaii a month later by taxi, smashed flat and in a heavy clear plastic bag. That was my last flight on UA in fact.
Very interesting, thanks for sharing.