The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story1988

[after being denied landing clearance in Beirut]

Ben Zimmerman:
They turned off their VOR. And the runway lights.

Phil Maresca:
We have mountain elevation just beyond the airport.

Captain Testrake:
And the sea on the left. We have six minutes of fuel left and they turn the lights off. Where do they expect us to land, downtown Beirut?

[sighs]

Captain Testrake:
Okay, we'll make one more approach.

Phil Maresca:
We'll put her down in the water if we have to.

Captain Testrake:
No, we're going to go for the runway. Uli, tell him we may have to crash land.

Purser Uli Derickson:
[referring to Castro] He says, good, that will keep him from having to blow up the plane.