United Airlines Flight 173

1978 aviation accident in Portland, Oregon
Event aviation_accident Q60266
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United Airlines Flight 173

Summary

United Airlines Flight 173 is an aviation accident[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of aviation_accident entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,422 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • United Airlines Flight 173 is in the country of United States[3].
  • United Airlines Flight 173's instance of is recorded as aviation accident[4].
  • United Airlines Flight 173 is operated by United Airlines[5].
  • United Airlines Flight 173 took place at Portland[6].
  • United Airlines Flight 173 occurred on December 28, 1978[7].
  • United Airlines Flight 173's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 45.5225, 'lon': -122.5}[8].
  • United Airlines Flight 173 resulted in {'amount': '+10'} deaths[9].
  • United Airlines Flight 173's depicted by is recorded as Focused on Failure[10].
  • United Airlines Flight 173 caused {'amount': '+23'} injuries[11].
  • United Airlines Flight 173's start point is recorded as Stapleton International Airport[12].
  • United Airlines Flight 173's number of survivors is recorded as {'amount': '+179'}[13].
  • United Airlines Flight 173's vessel is recorded as Douglas DC-8[14].

Body

When and Where

United Airlines Flight 173 occurred on December 28, 1978[7]. It took place at Portland[6]. It is in the country of United States[3].

Context

United Airlines Flight 173's instance of is recorded as aviation accident[4].

Outcome and Impact

United Airlines Flight 173 resulted in {'amount': '+10'} deaths[9]. It caused {'amount': '+23'} injuries[11].

Why It Matters

United Airlines Flight 173 ranks in the top 7% of aviation_accident entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,422 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . ntsb.gov. ntsb.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . ntsb.gov. ntsb.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . ntsb.gov. ntsb.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country United States
    Number of injured {'amount': '+23'}
    Operator
    Coordinates
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007398306705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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