SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Wednesday marked 46 years since Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182 crashed in San Diego’s North Park neighborhood.
A look back
Tragedy struck on the fateful day of Sept. 25, 1978 — a day that will always be remembered as a time of loss for so many families.
Just after 9 a.m., PSA Flight 182 collided mid-air with a Cessna aircraft. The small plane broke apart from impact. Meanwhile, fragments of the commercial flight, a routine route between Sacramento and San Diego, rained down from the sky.
A total of 144 people, including bystanders on the ground below, died as a result of the double plane crash.
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Remembering the victims
A cemented memorial honoring the victims can now be visited in-person in North Park, San Diego.
On Wednesday, Councilmember Stephen Whitburn (District 3) unveiled a long-awaited memorial plaque to honor those lost in the incident. It’s located at the intersection of Dwight and Nile streets, where the crash occurred.