Date: 25 September 1978
Airline: Pacific Southwest AL
Flight No.: 182
Aircraft: B727-200
Location: San Diego, CA
Fatalities: 135:135+9
Photographer: Unknown
The aircraft crashed after colliding
with a Cessna 172 while on a downwind for runway 27 at San Diego. The
PSA jet's flight crew was cited at fault for failing to maintain visual
separation with the Cessna after reporting it in sight.
