I've seen men act like this before. Sometimes, because of one thing or another fellow stops thinking straight temporarily.
12 seconds sound clip from the The High and the Mighty (1954) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:55:52 in the DVD version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- Would you think I was wrong if I tried to talk him out of it?
- Luck? That's has-been thinking.
- Wanna run out of fuel, right over San Francisco? Wipe out a few bridges or apartment houses?
- Sullivan's been over this ocean lots of times. He knows his business.
- I've been flying a long time, Hobie.
- Yeah. Only, you're not the captain.
- Maybe because your so-called luck ran out on you once down in South America.
- And now this is no luck operation.
- You better go back to your helmet and goggles.
[...]