Tag: 144 Fatalities Midair Collision
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On This Day In 1978, PSA Flight 182 Collided With a Cessna Over San Diego-The Crew Thought It Had Passed, But 144 People Were Killed in Seconds
On September 25, 1978, Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182, a Boeing 727-214 registered N533PS, was approaching San Diego’s Lindbergh Field after flying from Sacramento via Los Angeles. The aircraft was carrying 135 people and was being flown by an experienced crew under clear weather conditions with about 10 miles of visibility. At the same time,…
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