Galaxy Airlines Flight 203
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Galaxy Airlines Flight 203 was a Lockheed L-188 Electra 4-engine turboprop, registration N5532, operating as a non-scheduled charter flight from Reno, Nevada to Minneapolis/St Paul, which crashed on January 21, 1985, shortly after takeoff. All but one of the 71 on board died.[1]
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Accident | |
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Date | January 21, 1985 |
Summary | Pilot error and ground crew error |
Site | Near Reno–Cannon International Airport, Reno, Nevada, United States 39.465281°N 119.782223°W / 39.465281; -119.782223 |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Lockheed L-188A Electra |
Operator | Galaxy Airlines |
Call sign | GALAXY 203 |
Registration | N5532 |
Flight origin | Reno–Cannon International Airport, Reno, Nevada |
Destination | Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Occupants | 71 |
Passengers | 65 |
Crew | 6 |
Fatalities | 70 |
Injuries | 1 |
Survivors | 1 |
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