203: Diana's plane crashed

What Was That Like - True Stories. Real People.

Scott Johnson & Glassbox Media

True Crime, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 17 January 2025

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Lexington, Kentucky. 1 pm on a Friday, Labor Day weekend. Diana, a medical flight nurse, was sitting in a Lear jet. The pilot was unconscious. The co-pilot could not move because he had a broken back. Diana’s patient had died on impact. The plane was sitting on Versailles Rd in Lexington, after it had just slid across the road on its belly. The landing gear was gone. The right wing had been ripped off the plane. And now that it had come to a stop, Diana knew she had to get the door open and get people out, because she could hear the crackling of fire, and the cabin was filling with smoke. Except she couldn’t stand up, because she had a broken back and two broken legs. This is a Flashback episode. Diana told this story on the podcast more than 5 years ago. So after you hear her amazing story, I’ll play a recent conversation we had so you can see what’s happened with her since then. If you’d like to contact Diana, her email is: [email protected]. Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here: https://WhatWasThatLike.com/203 Graphics for this episode by Bob Bretz. Transcription was done by James Lai. Want to discuss this episode and other things with thousands of other WWTL listeners? Join our podcast Facebook group at WhatWasThatLike.com/facebook (many of the podcast guests are there as well) Get every episode ad-free, AND get all the Raw Audio exclusive episodes to binge, by joining the other listeners at What Was That Like PLUS. Try What Was That Like PLUS free: iPhone: at the top of the What Was That Like podcast feed, click on “Try free” Android: on your phone, go to WhatWasThatLike.com/PLUS and click to try it free on any app Sponsor deals: Go to bluenile.com to shop Blue Nile, the original online jeweler since 1999! Follow “MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark and Mysterious Stories” on Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at BetterHelp.com/WHATWAS and get on your way to being your best self. To get 15% off your next gift, go to UNCOMMONGOODS.com/WHATWAS Sign up today at https://www.butcherbox.com/whatwas and use code whatwas to get chicken breast, salmon or ground beef FREE in every order for a year, plus $20 off your first order. Cut your wireless bill to 15 bucks a month at mintmobile.com/WHAT Go to Quince.com/whatwas for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns! Go to cookunity.com/What or enter code What before checkout for 50% off your first week. Go to Seed.com/what and use code 25WHAT to get 25% off your first month. Go to storyworth.com/what to save $10 on your first purchase! Get 15% off OneSkin with the code [WHATWAS] at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpod Cancel your unwanted subscriptions by going to RocketMoney.com/whatwas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Lexington, Kentucky, 1 p.m. on a Friday, Labor Day weekend.
0:07.0	Diana, a medical flight nurse, was sitting in a leered jet.
0:14.0	The pilot was unconscious. The co-pilot could not move because he had a broken back.
0:23.4	Diana's patient had died on impact.
0:27.6	The plane was sitting on Versailles Road in Lexington after it had just slid across the road on its belly.
0:36.5	The landing gear was gone.
0:39.3	The right wing had been ripped off the plane.
0:44.3	And now that it had come to a stop, Diana knew she had to get the door open and get people out
0:51.3	because she could hear the crackling of fire and the cabin was filling with smoke.
0:59.7	Except she couldn't stand up because she had a broken back and two broken legs.
1:08.9	This is a flashback episode.
1:14.2	Diana told this story on the podcast more than five years ago.
1:22.5	So after you hear her amazing story, I'll play a recent conversation we had so you can see what's happened with her since then. Real people in unreal situations.
1:32.7	The eerie silence when I walked in, and he's just staring at me.
1:38.0	I was like, hello, like, are you okay?
1:40.5	And then I had to tell him, it was me.
1:44.4	There was just blood everywhere.
1:47.1	They're shouting, they're screaming, they're being hit by bullets, they're hitting the ground.
1:51.1	And in that moment, I literally thought, this is how I die.
1:54.3	Everything changed then.
1:57.2	And I just thought to myself, this isn't happening.
2:00.5	Every single story deserves to be heard.
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