A Tribute To PSA Flight 182

PSA Flight 182 crashed in San Diego, California in 1978, following a collision with a Cessna 172. It was a Boeing 727-200 crowded with 120 passengers and 13 crew. The PSA never saw the Cessna and accidentally hit the oncomming traffic. 144 total lay dead (133 on the PSA) (2 on the Cessna) (7 on the ground). For a few months it was the worst plane crash in the United States.

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[Minecraftmonkeys]

we need huge ballistic parachutes. i bet they will save some lifes.

[SketchUp707]

@Minecraftmonkeys Even though there are several reasons why that might not work, I totally support your idea! We do need parachutes.

[Minecraftmonkeys]

@SketchUp707 it doesnt even have to work completely correct, just to soften the impact. or just to let the plane stay in a stable position. :)

[SketchUp707]

@Minecraftmonkeys I thought you were talking about seperate Parachutes for passengers before. Now that I realize it's for the entire aircraft, I don't see why there would be very many problems with that. I remember reading and seeing photographs of the McDonnell Douglas MD-81 prototype with such a parachute on its tailcone. Unfortunately, McDonnell Douglas decided not to use this design feature in the end. Boy that would have saved hundreds of lives.

[theselecterdjkirk]

I was at St. Augustine HS 5 blocks from the crash site and saw the plane coming towards us while we were on break. Within an hour we were sent home so our gym could be used as a morgue. As a freshman, that day is etched in my memory and brought our class closer together than anything in our lives. May all those folks, Rest in Peace.

Saints Class of '82

[SketchUp707]

@44Retro I would beg to differ.

[geoffphuket]

@SketchUp707 Problem is, with an aircraft on fire, slowing it down with a parachute would turn the whole lot in to a fireball. Kind of defeats the object eh! 

[rock853okg]

Once the wing was struck and the fuel ignited, unfortunately there was no chance.

[101crazys]

@SketchUp707 I would rather just have parachutes and emergency exits all over the plane

[scotplane]

@44Retro What the fuck.

[darthmaul33]

@SketchUp707 As a matter of fact, I found completely different BUT NEW footage of the Cessna falling. The one I saw (which KNSD is not showing anymore), just shows debris falling from the sky in sight of the cameras at the gas station on University.