Looking for a book about UAL 232

My friend is looking for a book that she swears she’s seen before. It’s supposedly written by the CEO or some exec of United Airlines regarding the DC-10 crash of flight 232 in Iowa. Supposedly the FAA/NTSB ruled the crash pilot and aircraft error, but this exec felt it was totally aircraft error and cancelled all contracts with McDonald-Douglas in favor of Boeing.

I suppose my Google skills aren’t up to it, as the only books I find about flight 232 are written by survivors.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Can’t tell you much about a book, except that I think the NTSB ruled the crash the direct cause of the failure of an engine part – nothing having to do with pilot error.

The DC-10 had already gotten a reputation as a troublesome aircraft, and the crash of Flight 232 pretty much killed it off entirely as a passenger aircraft in the U.S.

Interesting – everything official I’ve read about the crash heaps praise on the flight crew for managing to get the airplane to an airport. There is a pdf of the NTSB report here.

I do remember that maintenance issues were cited and infant restraint laws for passengers came up, but I don’t recall the pilot or crew were ever blamed for anything. Do you have any more information?

EZ

Unfortunately I’m just relaying the information given to me regarding the crash.

Any idea if such a book exists?