Summary:
Communication is key for most flights; communication between members of the flight crew is essential, and communication with air traffic control is equally important. When a private Learjet stopped communicating with ATC on October 25, 1999, officials on the ground knew quickly that the day would end in tragedy. The fates of all 6 people on board, including golfer Payne Stewart, were sealed as the plane continued its journey across the USA. In this week's episode of Take to the Sky: the Air Disaster Podcast, join Stephanie as she shares the clues investigators used to understand what went wrong and how this flight impacted aviation safety for all of us.Listen, Review, and Subscribe on:
Sources consulted for this story:
- Flight map comparing the Learjet's intended vs. actual routes (source: Airsafe.com)
- Smoking wreckage at the crash site (source: Argus Leader)
- Flight Safety Foundation: Flight Crew Incapacitation Follows Learjet 35 Cabin Depressurization
- Washington Post: Golfer Payne Stewart Dies in Jet Crash
- CNN: Investigators arrive at Payne Stewart crash site
- OTL: OTL: In his father's footsteps
- CBS: A '21-Tee Salute' For Stewart
- ESPN: Investigators fear cause of crash will never be known
- Gold Digest: 10-25-99: Revisiting the day Payne Stewart died
- Los Angeles Times: 20 years after fatal plane crash, Payne Stewart still evokes classic golf memories
- Argus Leader: 'He won't be forgotten': 20 years ago, Payne Stewart became tragically linked to a tiny South Dakota town
- ABC: Final Stewart Crash Report Released
- ESPN: OTL: In his father's footsteps
- Orlando Sentinel: 20 years after Payne Stewart's plane crash, son Aaron is building his own feel-good golfing legacy
- Golf Channel: 20 years later: Stewart's fatal plane crash still leaves 'enormous void'
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Show Notes:
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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
Payne Stewart statue at Pinehurst. Source: Getty Images
Payne Stewart on the golf course. Source: Where2Golf
Payne Stewart plane crash site. Source: Aberdeen News
Memorial at the Payne Stewart crash site. Source: Aberdeen News
Memorial at the Payne Stewart crash site. Source: Aberdeen News
