Filk, in Reno plane crash
Among the dead in the turboprop fiery crash Monday was Robert Filk, 46 of Hutchinson, a Hassan Valley farmer, who was the husband of Marian Winter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Winter of Glencoe. Identification of Robert Filk was by the FBI checking service records.
Galaxy Airlines Flight 203 crashed just after taking off from Reno, Nevada Airport. Chartered turboprop was carrying nearing up to 70-persons returning to Minnesota. Pilot tried to return to the airport because of vibrations but crashed in a field and slid into a four lane highway after narrowly missing motels and apartment buildings. The plane had taken off at 1:05 a.m. PST bound for Minneapolis on a charter by Caesars Tahoe Resort Hotel at Stateline, a subsidiary of Caesars World, Inc.
The crash was the worst in the U.S. since a Pan American World Airways jet crashed in Kenner, La. July 9, 1982, killing 153-people. including eight persons on the ground.
Trip was organized by Hy Thayer, an independent agent from Minneapolis. The group arrived in Lake Tahoe from Minneapolis Friday morning and left the hotel Sunday night, traveling by bus to the Reno Airport for the return flight home.
Immediate survivors besides his wife, Marian, are their two children, namely: Andrea, 19, a student at Hamline University and Theodore, 17; his parents Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Filk of Hutchinson and parents-in-law, the Leo Winters of Glencoe and four sisters.
On the FAA tower recording, the last transmission from the Electra on the ground was at 1:01.45 a.m. when the pilot acknowledged clearance for takeoff. The trouble appeared barely two minutes later.
1:03.56 - Pilot: "Galaxy 203 would like to make left downwind. We've go to get back on the ground."
Tower: "Galaxy, say again."
1:04.06 - Pilot: "Yes, sir. We'd like to make a left downwind (unintelligible) vibration in the aircraft."
1:04.08 - Tower: "Galaxy 203 roger, ah, maintain VFR, enter left downwind for runway one-six right, ah, do you need the equipment?"
1:04.10 - Pilot: "That's affirmative."
1:04.11 - Tower: "Roger, How many people on board and say amount of fuel remaining."
1:04.13 - Pilot: "Sixty-eight and we got 12 fuel."
1:04.15 - Tower: "Sixty-eight people and 1,200 pounds of fuel?"
There was no response from the plane.
FAA officials at Tuesday's briefing said a left downwind to runway one-six meant a left turn and circle around the airport to land on the main north-south runway. They speculated the pilot might have said "full fuel," instead of "12 fuel."
Contributor: Delila Duffy (46907012)
Among the dead in the turboprop fiery crash Monday was Robert Filk, 46 of Hutchinson, a Hassan Valley farmer, who was the husband of Marian Winter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Winter of Glencoe. Identification of Robert Filk was by the FBI checking service records.
Galaxy Airlines Flight 203 crashed just after taking off from Reno, Nevada Airport. Chartered turboprop was carrying nearing up to 70-persons returning to Minnesota. Pilot tried to return to the airport because of vibrations but crashed in a field and slid into a four lane highway after narrowly missing motels and apartment buildings. The plane had taken off at 1:05 a.m. PST bound for Minneapolis on a charter by Caesars Tahoe Resort Hotel at Stateline, a subsidiary of Caesars World, Inc.
The crash was the worst in the U.S. since a Pan American World Airways jet crashed in Kenner, La. July 9, 1982, killing 153-people. including eight persons on the ground.
Trip was organized by Hy Thayer, an independent agent from Minneapolis. The group arrived in Lake Tahoe from Minneapolis Friday morning and left the hotel Sunday night, traveling by bus to the Reno Airport for the return flight home.
Immediate survivors besides his wife, Marian, are their two children, namely: Andrea, 19, a student at Hamline University and Theodore, 17; his parents Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Filk of Hutchinson and parents-in-law, the Leo Winters of Glencoe and four sisters.
On the FAA tower recording, the last transmission from the Electra on the ground was at 1:01.45 a.m. when the pilot acknowledged clearance for takeoff. The trouble appeared barely two minutes later.
1:03.56 - Pilot: "Galaxy 203 would like to make left downwind. We've go to get back on the ground."
Tower: "Galaxy, say again."
1:04.06 - Pilot: "Yes, sir. We'd like to make a left downwind (unintelligible) vibration in the aircraft."
1:04.08 - Tower: "Galaxy 203 roger, ah, maintain VFR, enter left downwind for runway one-six right, ah, do you need the equipment?"
1:04.10 - Pilot: "That's affirmative."
1:04.11 - Tower: "Roger, How many people on board and say amount of fuel remaining."
1:04.13 - Pilot: "Sixty-eight and we got 12 fuel."
1:04.15 - Tower: "Sixty-eight people and 1,200 pounds of fuel?"
There was no response from the plane.
FAA officials at Tuesday's briefing said a left downwind to runway one-six meant a left turn and circle around the airport to land on the main north-south runway. They speculated the pilot might have said "full fuel," instead of "12 fuel."
Contributor: Delila Duffy (46907012)
Filk, in Reno plane crash
Among the dead in the turboprop fiery crash Monday was Robert Filk, 46 of Hutchinson, a Hassan Valley farmer, who was the husband of Marian Winter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Winter of Glencoe. Identification of Robert Filk was by the FBI checking service records.
Galaxy Airlines Flight 203 crashed just after taking off from Reno, Nevada Airport. Chartered turboprop was carrying nearing up to 70-persons returning to Minnesota. Pilot tried to return to the airport because of vibrations but crashed in a field and slid into a four lane highway after narrowly missing motels and apartment buildings. The plane had taken off at 1:05 a.m. PST bound for Minneapolis on a charter by Caesars Tahoe Resort Hotel at Stateline, a subsidiary of Caesars World, Inc.
The crash was the worst in the U.S. since a Pan American World Airways jet crashed in Kenner, La. July 9, 1982, killing 153-people. including eight persons on the ground.
Trip was organized by Hy Thayer, an independent agent from Minneapolis. The group arrived in Lake Tahoe from Minneapolis Friday morning and left the hotel Sunday night, traveling by bus to the Reno Airport for the return flight home.
Immediate survivors besides his wife, Marian, are their two children, namely: Andrea, 19, a student at Hamline University and Theodore, 17; his parents Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Filk of Hutchinson and parents-in-law, the Leo Winters of Glencoe and four sisters.
On the FAA tower recording, the last transmission from the Electra on the ground was at 1:01.45 a.m. when the pilot acknowledged clearance for takeoff. The trouble appeared barely two minutes later.
1:03.56 - Pilot: "Galaxy 203 would like to make left downwind. We've go to get back on the ground."
Tower: "Galaxy, say again."
1:04.06 - Pilot: "Yes, sir. We'd like to make a left downwind (unintelligible) vibration in the aircraft."
1:04.08 - Tower: "Galaxy 203 roger, ah, maintain VFR, enter left downwind for runway one-six right, ah, do you need the equipment?"
1:04.10 - Pilot: "That's affirmative."
1:04.11 - Tower: "Roger, How many people on board and say amount of fuel remaining."
1:04.13 - Pilot: "Sixty-eight and we got 12 fuel."
1:04.15 - Tower: "Sixty-eight people and 1,200 pounds of fuel?"
There was no response from the plane.
FAA officials at Tuesday's briefing said a left downwind to runway one-six meant a left turn and circle around the airport to land on the main north-south runway. They speculated the pilot might have said "full fuel," instead of "12 fuel."
Contributor: Delila Duffy (46907012)
Among the dead in the turboprop fiery crash Monday was Robert Filk, 46 of Hutchinson, a Hassan Valley farmer, who was the husband of Marian Winter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Winter of Glencoe. Identification of Robert Filk was by the FBI checking service records.
Galaxy Airlines Flight 203 crashed just after taking off from Reno, Nevada Airport. Chartered turboprop was carrying nearing up to 70-persons returning to Minnesota. Pilot tried to return to the airport because of vibrations but crashed in a field and slid into a four lane highway after narrowly missing motels and apartment buildings. The plane had taken off at 1:05 a.m. PST bound for Minneapolis on a charter by Caesars Tahoe Resort Hotel at Stateline, a subsidiary of Caesars World, Inc.
The crash was the worst in the U.S. since a Pan American World Airways jet crashed in Kenner, La. July 9, 1982, killing 153-people. including eight persons on the ground.
Trip was organized by Hy Thayer, an independent agent from Minneapolis. The group arrived in Lake Tahoe from Minneapolis Friday morning and left the hotel Sunday night, traveling by bus to the Reno Airport for the return flight home.
Immediate survivors besides his wife, Marian, are their two children, namely: Andrea, 19, a student at Hamline University and Theodore, 17; his parents Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Filk of Hutchinson and parents-in-law, the Leo Winters of Glencoe and four sisters.
On the FAA tower recording, the last transmission from the Electra on the ground was at 1:01.45 a.m. when the pilot acknowledged clearance for takeoff. The trouble appeared barely two minutes later.
1:03.56 - Pilot: "Galaxy 203 would like to make left downwind. We've go to get back on the ground."
Tower: "Galaxy, say again."
1:04.06 - Pilot: "Yes, sir. We'd like to make a left downwind (unintelligible) vibration in the aircraft."
1:04.08 - Tower: "Galaxy 203 roger, ah, maintain VFR, enter left downwind for runway one-six right, ah, do you need the equipment?"
1:04.10 - Pilot: "That's affirmative."
1:04.11 - Tower: "Roger, How many people on board and say amount of fuel remaining."
1:04.13 - Pilot: "Sixty-eight and we got 12 fuel."
1:04.15 - Tower: "Sixty-eight people and 1,200 pounds of fuel?"
There was no response from the plane.
FAA officials at Tuesday's briefing said a left downwind to runway one-six meant a left turn and circle around the airport to land on the main north-south runway. They speculated the pilot might have said "full fuel," instead of "12 fuel."
Contributor: Delila Duffy (46907012)
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