Summary:
41 passengers boarded Allegheny Airlines Flight 736 on a cold and snowy December 24, 1968, and none of them were prepared for the dramatic and life-threatening way their flight would end. In this week's episode of Take to the Sky: the Air Disaster podcast, Stephanie tells the story of how this flight- and another crash with surprising similarities- led to safer flight for all of us.Listen, Review, and Subscribe on:
Sources consulted for this story:
- NTSB: Official Accident Report
- YourErie.com: Crash of Flight 736: Susan White Interview
- YourErie.com: Crash of Flight 736: Dan Costello Interview
- The Bradford Era: Allegheny Airlines Flight 736 crash survivors reunite
- Air Facts: Remembering a Christmas tragedy 50 years later
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Memorial planned for 1968 Bradford plane crash
- Olean Times Herald: Tragic Allegheny Airlines accident of 50 years ago still fresh in the memory of some
- Olean Times Herald: Local rescuers share memories of Christmas eve airplane crash in 1968
- Bradford Era: Hope out of wreckage: Allegheny Airlines flight remembered
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Show Notes:
This week, we talked about a few of the strangest and most memorable gifts we have received. We would love to know: what are some of the most memorable gifts you have been given? Let us know on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram!Watch Facebook every Friday for our weekly call for good news- we love to celebrate your big and small moments with you!
Credits:
Written and produced by: Shelly Price and Stephanie HubkaDirected and engineered at: Snow Monster Studios
Sound editor: Podcast Engineers
Producer: Adam Hubka
Music by: Mike Dunn
View of the Allegheny Airlines Flight 736 crash site. Source: Air Facts Journal
Investigators at the Allegheny Airlines Flight 736 crash site. Source: Olean Times Herald
The inverted aircraft. Source: Bradford Era
