Aviation buffs question authenticity of Denzel Washington ' ` ` ' '' film 's pilot consultant : Director Robert Zemeckis claims artistic license . United Airlines 232 Thanks to masterful editing , we see a series of jerky , split-second glimpses of an `` engine failure '' panel light and then an uncontrolled dive and a plunging altimeter . pilot Al Haynes describes using flight control . 1989 Sioux City , Iowa , is among aviation 's most remarkable crash landings .
Aviation buffs question authenticity of Denzel Washington ' ` ` ' '' film 's pilot consultant : Director Robert Zemeckis claims artistic license . United Airlines 232 pilot Al Haynes describes using flight control . 1989 Sioux City , Iowa , is among aviation 's most remarkable crash landings .