[The_Victor]

A quick search turned up this from http://eudoxus.usc.edu/PCA/pca.html

Contrary to the realistically motivated consensus at that time that this flight should have ended in disaster, Captain Al Haynes, with the help of United Captain and DC-10 Flight Instructor Dennis Fitch, quickly improvised a way to keep control of the aircraft by maneuvering the throttles of the remaining wing engines.

You are correct. Learn something new everyday. :)

[Ronaldus Magnus]

Thank you very much for the link. I cringe at making an unreferenced assertion but I remembered that report pretty well at the time as well as remembering some more recent disgruntled objections to Haynes statements on the lecture circuit. He was the captain and had the responsibility for the flight, but Fitch had the throttles and made the landing.

[rickyc]

I know them both - Al did a superb job of overall managing the situation - Denny did a great job of flying the plane with throttles only.

Al's decision to let Denny do the flying while he alerted the emergency crews on the ground, briefed the flight attendents on how to prepare the cabin, and maintain overall supervision saved many lives.

[vetvetdoug]

Fitch and Haynes' will always be revered as heroes by anyone that knows even a little about the United Flight into Sioux City. Both of those men were saddened greatly that about half of the passengers on their flight died; they saved half of a flight that was doomed and with what happened on the DHL flight are saving men and women today. Fitch and Haynes are true heroes and will have a place of honor in aviation history.