Air disaster

Galaxy Airlines Flight 203

21 Jan 1985 · 39.47° N, 119.78° W

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When
21 Jan 1985
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
39.47° N, 119.78° W
Description
1985 aviation accident
Deaths
70
Injured
1

Galaxy Airlines Flight 203

1985 aviation accident in Nevada

Galaxy Airlines Flight 203 was a non-scheduled charter flight of a Lockheed L-188A Electra from Reno to Minneapolis which crashed shortly after taking off from Reno-Tahoe International Airport on January 21, 1985. All but one of the 71 on board died. It was the first major air disaster in the U.S in 1985 and the deadliest since the crash of Pan Am Flight 759 in 1982.

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