CAPT. AL HAYNES RETURNS SATURDAY FOR MERCY AIR CARE

THE PILOT OF UNITED FLIGHT 232 IS RETURNING TO SIOUX CITY THIS WEEKEND TO HELP MERCY AIR CARE CELEBRATE 25 YEARS OF SERVICE.

CAPTAIN AL HAYNES WAS THE PILOT WHEN THE PASSENGER LINER'S HYDRAULICS FAILED ON JULY 19TH, 1989.  THE JET CRASHED INTO A CORNFIELD NEXT TO SIOUX GATEWAY AIRPORT.

HAYNES SAYS THE EVENT CHANGED THE WAY EMERGENCY PERSONNEL RESPOND AND PREPARE FOR DISASTERS:

HAYNES SAYS FIVE FACTORS HELPED 184 PEOPLE SURVIVE THE CRASH OF FLIGHT 232.:

SINCE RETIRING AS A COMMERCIAL PILOT, HAYNES TRAVELS AND GIVES MOTIVATIONAL SPEECHES ABOUT THE CRASH AND HIS EXPERIENCES.

HE WILL ARRIVE BY MERCY'S HELICOPTER AT THE MARINA INN RIVERFRONT THIS SATURDAY AT 6PM ALONG WITH DR. DAVID GRECO, WHO PROVIDED AID TO HIM AT THE CRASH SITE.