Summary:
Very early in the morning on January 21, 1985, 65 passengers boarded a charter flight from Reno to Minneapolis for the trip home after a quick weekend away. As the plane became airborne, the entire frame began to shake violently. In this week's episode of Take to the Sky: The Air Disaster Podcast, Stephanie shares the story of devastation, shock, and confusion that emerged as investigators learned what went wrong as well as how the flight served to make flight safer for future passengers.Listen, Review, and Subscribe on:
Sources consulted for this story:
- NTSB: Official Accident Report
- Time: Crash of a Troubled Bird
- Reno Gazette Journal: Memories fresh 30 years after Galaxy Airlines crash
- Reno Gazette Journal: Jan. 21, 1985: Galaxy Airlines Flight 203 crashes into field at South Virginia and Neil
- ABC KTSP: Flashback Friday: Minnesota man sole survivor of Galaxy Airlines Crash 35 years ago
- USA Today: Memories still raw for sole survivor of '85 plane crash
- AP: All But One Of Victims Identified With PM-Reno Crash
- Flashback Friday: Minnesota man sole survivor of Galaxy Airlines Crash 35 years ago
- Las Vegas Sun: Remembrance too painful for sole survivor of Reno plane crash
- MPR News: Plane crash ceremony won't include survivor
- Los Angeles Times: 64 Die in Reno Crash of 'Gamblers' Special'
- UPI: Newlyweds among plane crash victims
- Aviation Learnings: What is an Aircraft Air Start Unit (ASU) & How does it work?
- New York Times: Airline Is Grounding 2 Planes
- Washington Post: Twin Cities Cloaked In Mourning After Crash
- Flashback Friday: Minnesota man sole survivor of Galaxy Airlines Crash 35 years ago
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Show Notes:
This week, we talk all about the US tradition of Black Friday shopping. Is there anything worth waking up at 1 AM to wait in line for after a day of eating turkey, stuffing, and pie? Although Stephanie is hoping to find an XBox Series X and a copy of Microsoft Flight Simulator one of these days, there's not much else that would send us out to those lines. We also talk about pumpkin spice lattes. One of us loves it, and one of us is not a fan- are you Team PSL, or do you skip them? Do you have good things happening in your life? Don't forget to let us know! Share your Flying High moments with us on Facebook!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
Fire fighters at the Galaxy Airlines Flight 203 crash site. Source: Reno Gazette-Journal
The engine and part of the Galaxy Airlines Flight 203 wing. Source: Reno Gazette-Journal
Wreckage at the Galaxy Airlines Flight 203 crash site. Source: Reno Gazette-Journal
