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Died 01/24/1985
The flight took off from Reno-Cannon
International Airport (now Reno-Tahoe International Airport) at 1:04 am
on January 21, 1985. A short time later, the aircraft crashed about 1.5
mi (2.4 km) from the end of the runway and burst into flames. It landed
near a recreational vehicle dealership, and debris was scattered across
US Highway 395 and South Virginia Street. Of the 71 people aboard, three
survived the initial impact, but one of them died on January 29 and
another on February 4. The lone survivor was then 17-year-old George
Lamson Jr., who was thrown clear of the aircraft and landed upright,
still in his seat, on South Virginia Street. (His father, George Lamson
Sr., was one of the three initial survivors of the crash along with
Robert Miggins but both later succumbed to their injuries at the
hospital.)
Robert W. Miggins
TV Report from local Channel 4
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