On December 7, 1987, Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771 tragically plummets into a mountainside in rural San Luis Obispo County, California, while en route to San Francisco, claiming the lives of all 43 individuals aboard. Investigations reveal that David Burke, a former employee of USAir, smuggled a firearm onto the flight and fatally shot the pilots as part of a murder-suicide scheme aimed at his ex-boss, who was also a passenger. This incident occurred during the merger negotiations between USAir and PSA.
Show
Mayday
Episode
S11E10
Air Date
Feb 10, 2012
Season 11 Episodes
S11E01
Deadly Reputation (TAM Airlines Flight 3054)
S11E02
The Plane That Flew Too High (West Caribbean Airways Flight 708)
S11E03
Split Decision (Arrow Air Flight 1285)
S11E04
Break Up Over Texas (Continental Express Flight 2574)
S11E05
Munich Air Disaster (British European Airways Flight 609)
S11E06
Turning Point (Northwest Airlines Flight 85)
S11E07
Bad Attitude (Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509)
S11E08
Blind Spot (PSA Flight 182)
S11E09
Under Pressure (Nigeria Airways Flight 2120)
S11E10
I'm the Problem (Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771)
S11E11
Nowhere to Land (TACA Flight 110)
S11E12
The Invisible Plane (The Linate Airport Disaster)
S11E13
Impossible Landing (United Airlines Flight 232)