My name is Justin heltzel and I was a passenger of United Airlines flight 173 on dec 28 1978 I still remember it as if it was yesterday I was 4 yrs old at the time traveling with my mother and father and uncle. I remember the flight attendent giving us pillows to cusion us for the impending impact we were instructed to bend over in our seats with pillows in our laps and behind us as well

I can remember many peaple praying to God to spare their lives . The oxygen masks decended peaple screaming and crying out after the impact . panic and dissaray was everywhere the suond of tearing and crunching metal it is a sound that I have not forgot for over 28 yrs as Iam now 31. Iremember after the crash getting into a police car in the back seat with a gentlman whose nose had been severed off fron the crash. I often wonder where the survivors are now and will I have the chance to meet them again all of my family members with me on that flight suvived the crash and for that Iam truly greatfull even after all these years.

--j heltzel