Episode 92: The Pan Am Building helicopter crash

Disaster Area

Truecrime, Explosions, Aviationaccidents, Floods, Fires, Earthquakes, History, Shipwrecks, Volcanoes, Disaster, Hurricanes, Planecrashes, Disasters, Tornadoes, Massshootings, Society & Culture

4.2 • 839 Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2018

⏱️ 31 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

All they wanted was a ride to JFK International Airport. But on May 16, 1977, the passengers waiting on the rooftop of the Pan Am Building in midtown Manhattan to get onto a helicopter shuttle to the airport would miss their flight, all due to a single snapped landing gear strut.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Hello, everybody. This is Jennifer Matarise. And before I get started with the episode today, I'd just like to take care of the usual housekeeping. If you've been wanting to hear a particular disaster on the podcast, you can do so for a $25 or more donation to the GoFundMe, which is linked through the podcast's Facebook page. I'll be accepting a request for disasters to cover on the podcast as soon as possible. Normally when it comes
0:21.8	to requests, I do them when and if I can, but this will mean I will definitely cover the topic
0:26.0	you request as soon as I can finish the research for it. So if it's a bigger disaster, just keep in
0:32.1	mind, it may take me a little while. The subject for this particular episode is actually one of my
0:36.5	own choosing, but I will be spending the next few weeks banging through as many requests as possible.
0:43.4	If you'd like to help support the podcast on a more regular basis, you can do so with a one-time donation through PayPal at disaster area at mail.com or on a per episode basis through Patreon at www.com slash
0:58.5	disaster area podcast. A per episode donation of even as little as a dollar an episode can help
1:05.5	me do things like keep the lights on and buy groceries and buy toys to occupy the puppy who I am currently
1:14.0	occupying with a toy right now with my left hand while I record with my other hand.
1:19.6	So if you hear a squeaking noise, by the way, that's what that is.
1:23.0	But if you do become a patron, I would very much appreciate it and thank you very much.
1:27.9	You can also follow the podcast on Facebook at Disaster Area Podcast and on Twitter and
1:32.6	Instagram at Disaster Area Pod.
1:34.8	And please think about rating and reviewing the podcast on iTunes or whichever other podcast
1:40.2	application you might listen to us on.
1:42.6	And as always, the sources for each new episode can
1:45.2	be found at disasterarea podcast.wordpress.com. That was all of that taking care of. Thank you very
1:52.0	much for listening and welcome to disaster area.
2:02.4	Episode 92.
2:05.2	The Pan Am Building Helicopter Crash.
2:07.8	May 16th, 1977.
2:11.3	Five deceased, at least eight injured.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Disaster Area, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Disaster Area and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.