8: The Lucky Dollar and Learjet Crash in Florida
Notes de l’épisode
Hoffers and Brady discuss lucky charms, the Florida Learjet crash, helicopter mishaps, and then the infamous 1996 crash landing of a Piper Turbo Arrow at Murray Bridge Airfield.
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Pictures of Hoffers’ lucky charms (the coin, chip and pen) are here on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Runway23/posts/174380504
Charles Kingsford Smith: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Kingsford_Smith
Roll-Royce Trent engines in Derby: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Trent
Dashcam of the Learjet crash: https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/11/02/dashcam-captures-deadly-private-jet-crash-in-florida
ATC and pilot audio from the crash: https://www.miamifinder.com/articles/palm-beach-learjet-crash-atc-audio-transcript
Coffin Corner: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffin_corner_(aerodynamics)
The Sioux City crash landing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Airlines_Flight_232
Helicopter Crash next Everest Base Camp - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TE2ld37ldjQ
See Brady filming at this exact location with a few helicopters interrupting (from 3:00 onwards): https://youtu.be/JTL4dj3Gx1o?si=ZEbCtf2ObvpUjgEr&t=180
Blackhawk not down at NFL game: https://www.foxnews.com/video/6407868634112
Hoffers Log Book and Crash Plane on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Runway23/posts/174380504
Dead Man Walking: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112818/
The official Hoffers Crash Report: https://www.atsb.gov.au/investigations/199600804