Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182

Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182
PSA Flight 182 seconds after the collision with the Cessna 172
Accident
DateSeptember 25, 1978 (September 25, 1978)
SummaryMid-air collision
SiteNorth Park, near San Diego International Airport, San Diego, California, United States
32°44′38.2″N 117°07′13.4″W / 32.743944°N 117.120389°W / 32.743944; -117.120389
Total fatalities144
Total injuries9 (on ground)
Total survivors0 (in either aircraft)
First aircraft

N533PS, the Boeing 727 involved in the accident three months prior to the collision
TypeBoeing 727-214
OperatorPacific Southwest Airlines
IATA flight No.PS182
ICAO flight No.PSA182
Call signPSA 182
RegistrationN533PS
Flight originSacramento International Airport
StopoverLos Angeles International Airport
DestinationSan Diego International Airport
Occupants135
Passengers128
Crew7
Fatalities135
Survivors0
Second aircraft

N7711G, the Cessna 172 involved in the accident in a previous livery
TypeCessna 172
OperatorGibbs Flite Center, Inc.[1]
Call signCESSNA 7711 GOLF
RegistrationN7711G
Flight originMontgomery Field, San Diego, California[1]
Occupants2
Crew2
Fatalities2
Survivors0
Ground casualties
Ground fatalities7
Ground injuries9

Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182 was a scheduled flight on September 25, 1978, by Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA), from Sacramento to San Diego (SAN), with a stopover at Los Angeles (LAX). The aircraft serving the flight, a Boeing 727-214[a] (registration: #N533PS), collided mid-air with a private Cessna 172 (light aircraft; #N7711G) over San Diego, California. It was Pacific Southwest Airlines' first fatal accident, and it remains the deadliest air disaster in California history. At the time, it was the deadliest air crash to occur in the United States, and remained so until the crash of American Airlines Flight 191 in May 1979.

Following their collision, both the Boeing and the Cessna crashed into North Park, a residential but urban Uptown neighborhood located roughly three miles northeast of downtown San Diego. PSA 182 crashed just north of the intersection of Dwight and Nile Streets, killing all 135 people aboard the aircraft as well as seven bystanders on the ground or residents in their homes, including two children. The Cessna struck Polk Avenue, between 32nd and Iowa Streets, killing the two pilots on board. Nine others on the ground were injured, and a total of 22 residences were destroyed or damaged by the impact and debris.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference NTSB AAR-79-05 Final Report was invoked but never defined (see the help page).


Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).