Exclusive for Podcrashers:
On April 17, 2018, terror took hold of every passenger and crew member on Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 just as quickly as oxygen masks dropped from the overhead compartment. In this month's Patreon-exclusive episode of Take to the Sky: The Air Disaster Podcast, Stephanie tells the incredible story of a shocking malfunction and the heroic efforts of Captain Tammie Jo Shults.Sources consulted for this story:
- NTSB: Official Accident Report
- CNN: The Southwest Airlines victim was a Wells Fargo executive and mom of two
- News.com.au: Southwest Airlines incident: Passenger tells why Jennifer Riordan couldn’t be saved
- NBC: Tammie Jo Shults, who landed crippled Southwest plane, was one of first female fighter pilots in U.S. Navy
- NBC: Passenger killed after engine fragment damages Southwest jet
- Smithsonian Magazine: The Day Tammie Jo Shults Stepped Up
- Website: Tammie Jo Shults
- Texas Highways: Meet Tammie Jo Shults, American Hero Twice Over
- Embry-Riddle: Hero Pilot Inspires Embry-Riddle with Lessons Learned from Lifesaving Flight
- USA Today: Southwest Airlines: Hearing reveals chilling details of fatal flight
- ABC13: Harrowing details released on Southwest flight where woman was partially sucked out window, killed
- New York Times: Inside Southwest Flight 1380, 20 Minutes of Chaos and Terror
- NZ Herald: Cool customer: Passenger Marty Martinez calmly buys $8 wifi to film after Southwest Airlines plane window blew out
- Skift: Southwest Flight Social Feeds Remind Airlines Tragedies Are Public in Real Time Now
- Dallas Morning News: As Southwest plane dropped in sky, frantic passengers tried to send out final messages to loved ones
- USA Today: NTSB recommends changes following fatal Southwest accident. Boeing says it's working on fix
- USA Today: Heroic pilot wasn't supposed to be aboard terrifying Southwest flight
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
Captain Shults talks with passengers after landing. Source: USA Today
A photo of the engine taken by a passenger while the plane was still in the air. Source: NTSB.
NTSB investigators examine Flight 1380's engine. Source: News.com.au
