Summary:
The American Thanksgiving holiday, for those who celebrate it, is a time to appreciate all we have. For some families, though, it can be a devastating reminder of all they have lost. Join Shelly in our holiday episode of Take to the Sky: The Air Disaster Podcast as she recounts two separate plane crashes that occurred during the Thanksgiving holiday and claimed the lives of members of two families: The Perrys and The Hansens.Listen, Review, and Subscribe on:
Sources for Perry family plane crash:
- Jon Johnson for the Eastern Arizona Currier, December 5, 2011. Safety board releases preliminary report on Thanksgiving eve plane crash
- Walter Berry for the Associated Press, November 24, 2011. Arizona plane crash: tragedy on Thanksgiving
- Alyssa Newcomb for ABC News, November 24, 2011. Rescuers Searching for Pieces of Plane, Remains of Victims
- Jared Dillingham for Arizonafamily.com, December 1, 2015. New book tells story of Arizona mother who lost children in plane crash
- Stephen Pope for Flyingmag.com, December 6, 2011. NTSB: Father Wasn't at Controls of Doomed Turbo Commander
- January 16, 2014, Culture of 'Complacency' Led to 2011 Twin Commander Crash
- Video of Perry family plane crash
Sources for Hansen family plane crash:
- KSFY article on December 17, 2019. NTSB releases preliminary report on deadly South Dakota plane crash
- Stephen Groves and Keith Ridler for Associated Press, December 2, 2019. Idaho Community Mourns 9 Relatives Killed in Plane Crash
- Nate Easton for East Idaho News, December 1, 2019. 9 Idahoans killed in South Dakota plane crash identified, community pays tribute
- NTSB Preliminary Report on the crash, December 2, 2019
Show Notes:
The mother of three of the victims of the Perry Family crash, Karen, wrote a book called Angels Three that Shelly mentions during the episode. If the story impacts you the way it impacted us, get your copy on Amazon.Credits:
Written and produced by: Shelly Price and Stephanie HubkaDirected and engineered at: Snow Monster Studios
Sound editing by: Stephanie Hubka
Graphic design and website by: Adam Hubka
Music by: Mike Dunn
Picture of a plane similar to the Pilatus C-12 aircraft involved in the Hansen family crash. Source: Getty Images
The Hansen family members involved in the crash. Source: Idaho Statesman
Parts of the plane at the crash site of the Hansen family crash. Source: KFYR
The plane involved in the crash that killed Shawn Perry, his three children, as well as Russel hardy and Joseph Hardwick. Source: KPHO/KTVK
Shawn Perry with his three children, Morgan (left), Logan (right), and Luke (center). Source: ABC News
The crash site at Superstition Mountain. Source: ABC News
