It was May 7, 1964. Pacific Air Lines Flight 773 was preparing for take-off from Reno-Tahoe International Airport. The flight was bound for San Francisco International Airport via Stockton Metropolitan Airport. Onboard the Fairchild F27A Friendship were 41 passengers and three crew. The captain was Ernest A. Clarke, and the first officer was Ray E. Andress. Flight attendant Margaret E. Schafer worked in the cabin. She was 30 years old, known as Marjorie, and had been flying for the airline for six years. Majorie had a young child at home.
