Family Plane Crash: Ripping Through the Trees

May 27, 2026 · 50 min · Season 1 · Episode 148

About this episode

The episode recounts the harrowing experience of the Godfrey family during a plane crash while traveling to Aspen for a skiing holiday.

In March 1974 the Godfreys are travelling to Aspen, Colorado for their annual skiing holiday. Brothers Andy and Mark, aged eight and eleven, are buzzing. But as their plane begins its descent over the snow-covered Rockies, the mood suddenly changes. The pilot appears to have made a critical miscalculation. All the family on board can do is hold on tight and pray… A Noiser podcast production. Hosted by John Hopkins. Written by Joe Viner | Produced by Ed Baranski | Assistant Producer: Luke Lonergan | Exec produced by Joel Duddell | Sound Supervisor: Matt Peaty | Sound design by Jacob Booth | Assembly edit by Rob Plummer | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering: Ralph Tittley. For more on this story, see the documentary film '3 Days 2 Nights'. For ad-free listening, bonus material and early access to new episodes, join Noiser+. Click the subscription banner at the top of the feed to get started. Or go to noiser.com/subscriptions If you have an amazing survival story of your own that you’d like to put forward for the show, let us know. Drop us an email at support@noiser.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: John Hopkins

Topics covered

plane crash
survival story
family
skiing
1970s
aviation

Keywords

plane crash
survival
family
Aspen
1974
aviation
skiing

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: 3 Days 2 Nights

Places: Aspen, Colorado