A plaque honoring the victims of the 1985 Galaxy Airlines crash has been stolen from Rancho San Rafael Regional Park.
Marilyn Newton/RGJ
RENO, Nev. (AP) - Washoe County parks officials say they plan to replace a stolen plaque honoring 70 people who died in a Reno airliner crash in 1985.
The brass plaque for victims of the Galaxy Airlines crash was stolen at Rancho San Rafael Regional Park in Reno in November.
Parks officials say the 2-foot-by-2-foot plaque was removed from a large rock, and they're considering options to avoid another theft.
They say one option is an engraved boulder and they're hoping to replace the plaque in the couple of months.
Officials have said brass has value and the plaque might have been stolen for scrap metal.
The aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from the Reno airport on Jan. 21, 1985, killing all but one person aboard. It was returning to Minneapolis from a Super Bowl trip sponsored by Caesars Tahoe.
Source: http://www.kolotv.com
Washoe County officials investigate stolen plaque honoring 1985 Galaxy crash victims
NTSB Identification: DCA85AA010.
The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number 26931.
Nonscheduled 14 CFR operation of GALAXY AIRLINES, INC.
Accident occurred Monday, January 21, 1985 in RENO, NV
Aircraft: LOCKHEED 188C, registration: N5532
Injuries: 70 Fatal,1 Serious.
SHORTLY AFTER GALAXY AIRLINES FLT 203 LIFTED OFF FROM RWY 16R, THE COPLT TRANSMITTED THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO 'MAKE A LEFT DOWNWIND, WE GOTTA GET BACK ON THE GROUND.' HE THEN RPRTD THAT THERE WAS A HVY VIBRATION IN THE ACFT. FLT 203 WAS CLEARED AS REQUESTED, BUT A SHORT TIME LATER, THE ACFT DSCNDD & CRASHED ABOUT 1-1/2 MI FROM THE RWY. INVESTIGATION REVEALED EVIDENCE THAT THE GROUND HANDLERS HAD FAILED TO PROPERLY CLOSE AN AIR START ACCESS DOOR, WHILE THEY WERE SERVICING THE ACFT, DUE TO A DISRUPTION. INFO FROM THE COCKPIT VOICE RECORDER (CVR) INDICATED THAT AFTER THE DOOR BEGAN VIBRATING, POWER WAS REDUCED IN ALL 4 ENGS. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT BEGAN BUFFETING & LOST EXCESSIVE ALTITUDE BEFORE POWER WAS RESTORED. WHEN THE ACFT CRASHED, A STORE & 7 RECREATIONAL VEHICLES WERE ALSO DAMAGED.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
AIRCRAFT HANDLING..IMPROPER..PILOT IN COMMAND
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
AIRSPEED..NOT MAINTAINED
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
PROPER ALTITUDE..NOT MAINTAINED
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
REMEDIAL ACTION..NOT ATTAINED..COPILOT/SECOND PILOT
Contributing Factors
DOOR..NOT ENGAGED
Contributing Factors
AIRCRAFT PREFLIGHT..INADEQUATE..GROUND PERSONNEL
Contributing Factors
LIGHT CONDITION..DARK NIGHT
Contributing Factors
DIVERTED ATTENTION..GROUND PERSONNEL
Contributing Factors
DOOR..VIBRATION
Contributing Factors
DIVERTED ATTENTION..PILOT IN COMMAND
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