Exclusive for Podcrashers:
There are mysteries throughout aviation, but a staggering 2000 of them stem from the little-known Nevada Triangle. In this month's Patreon-exclusive layover episode of Take to the Sky: the Air Disaster Podcast, Stephanie tells several stories of the strange, mysterious, and shocking fates that have befallen just some of the thousands of planes to go missing there-- and what many experts believe these crashes have in common.Sources consulted for this story:
- NTSB: Official Accident Report for Hawthorne Nevada Airlines Flight 706
- Los Angeles Times: Crash Led to an Ordeal High in the Sierra
- Lauren Elder: And I Alone Survived (Autobiography)
- Airport Journals: Steve Fossett: Always “Scouting for New Adventures”
- Legends of America: Nevada Triangle – A Trap in the Mountains
- Plane and Pilot Magazine: The Steve Fossett Accident
- National Aviation Hall of Fame: Steve Fossett
- The Sun: THE NEVADA TRIANGLE: Mystery of remote US zone near Area 51 where more than 2,000 planes have vanished in the past 60 years
- CNN: Search continues for aviation adventurer Steve Fossett
- Mystery Wire: Disappearances draw attention to ‘Nevada Triangle’ mystery
- Simple Flying: How Steve Fossett Flew Non-Stop Around The World On His Own Twice
- The Orange County Register: Facebook revives plane crash mystery
- The New York Times: Remains Are Found at Site of Fossett Plane Crash
- SF Gate: Search for Fossett turns up wrecks of 8 other small planes
- The Guardian: Crash that killed Steve Fossett caused by downdrafts, report says
- Aviation Safety Network: B-24 Crash
- KNPR: The Nevada Triangle: A Graveyard For Planes
- Plane and Pilot Magazine: Mysteries of Flight: The Nevada Triangle
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 crash site where Steve Fossett's plane was found. Source: SF Gate
The Nevada Triangle. Source: KNRV
Remains of Steve Fossett's plane. Source: My News 4
