Summary:
There is so much to be learned from every plane crash, and this week's episode of Take to the Sky: the Air Disaster Podcast takes a look at an investigation so detailed and thorough it took the NTSB more than four years to complete. Join Stephanie as she tells the tragic story of USAir Flight 427, which taught lessons that make aviation safer and changed the way that family members are cared for in the aftermath of a crash.Listen, Review, and Subscribe on:
Sources consulted for this story:
- NTSB: AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT
- Tailstrike: Cockpit Voice Recorder
- New York Times: CRASH OF FLIGHT 427: THE CRASH SITE; 'A Horrifying Scene of Destruction' Leaves Emergency Crews Shaken
- Patch: USAir Flight 427 Air Crash Disaster Marks 25th Anniversary
- Baltimore Sun: Bloody wreckage haunts witnesses, would-be rescuers as the cleanup starts CRASH OF USAIR FLIGHT 427
- New York Times: CRASH OF FLIGHT 427: THE VICTIMS; For Many on Jet, Day Began With Routine Business and Ended With Terror
- Washington Post: PASSENGERS AND CREW ABOARD FLIGHT 427
- Trib Live: Families of Flight 427 victims to gather in Moon for last memorial service
- Tampa Bay Times: 28 SECONDS // The mystery of USAir Flight 427
- Air and Space Magazine: Probable Cause
- Aviation Performance Solutions: TOPIC: MAINTAINING AIRCRAFT CONTROL IN A CRISIS
- AP: Theories Abound Months After USAir Flight 427 Hurtled to Earth
- The Times: Moving on: Emotional trauma and recovery after Flight 427
- Trib Live: 25 years ago, USAir Flight 427 crashed near Hopewell despite perfect conditions
- Flight 427 Air Disaster Support League
- The Morning Call: MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS ON STANDBY FOR CRISIS
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Lessons from Flight 427
- Trib Live: Remembering Flight 427: Hopewell disaster 'changed aviation history'
- South Florida SunSentinel: USAIR FLIGHT 427'S CRASH LEFT UNBELIEVABLE CARNAGE
- WPXI: Remembering the tragic crash of Flight 427, 25 years later
- Air & Space: Probable Cause
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: USAir Flight 427: 20 years later
- NTSB: Family Assistance Operations: Planning and Policy
- Blue Sky News: The Lasting Effects of USAir Flight 427
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Show Notes:
We start the show with a conversation about the now famous HBO intern who mistakenly sent an email to thousands of subscribers- and accidentally showed a good side to the internet. We all make mistakes! We want to hear your good news for our Flying High segment! Tag us on social media with news you want to share with us for a possible feature on an upcoming episode!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
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The memorial at the USAir Flight 427 crash site. Source: Tribune Review
Investigators look at the remains of the No. 2 engine. Source: Tribune Review
