Several seconds later, the CVR picked up increasing windscreen noise as the airplane pitched down and accelerated. David Burke's supervisor was a passenger on the flight, which he took regularly for his daily commute to and from work. Using his unsurrendered USAir credentials, David Burke, armed with a loaded .44 Magnum revolver that he had borrowed from a co-worker, was able to use the employee security bypass checkpoint at Los Angeles International Airport. When Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) Flight 1771 unexpected crashed on a hillside near San Luis Obispo, California, killing all 43 aboard, few at the time would have guessed that the wreck of the British Aerospace BAe 146-200, registered as N350PS, would have been the result of the actions of one man, and the chain of events that set the mishap in motion had started several …
Remember? FBI investigators were able to lift a print from a fragment of finger stuck in the pistol's trigger guard, which positively identified Burke as holding the weapon when the aircraft crashed. A shot was fired, presumably killing the flight attendant, and Burke announced "I'm the problem," and two more shots are heard that either incapacitated or killed the pilots. The high-speed impact compressed the soil, which almost immediately rebounded, throwing fragments and paper (including the note by Burke) back into the air, before flames consumed them.
As the plane, a four-engine British Aerospace BAe 146-200, cruised at 22,000 ft (6,700 m) over the central California coast, the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) recorded the sound of someone entering and then leaving the toilet.
The CVR recorded the cockpit door opening and a female, presumed to be a flight attendant, told the cockpit crew, "We have a problem."
Remember? USAir had recently purchased and was in the process of absorbing Pacific Southwest Airlines. There was speculation that Burke shot himself, though this seems unlikely, because a fragment of Burke's fingertip was lodged in the trigger when the investigators found the revolver. It is speculated that the final shot fired by Burke had killed the airline's chief pilot, who was also on board as a passenger and who may have tried to reach the cockpit to save the aircraft. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. A shot was heard as Burke shot Neil dead and announced "I'm the problem."
The remains of the flight data recorder (FDR) indicated the control column had been pushed forward, most likely by Burke, causing the aircraft to dive. I think it's sort of ironical that we ended up like this. The co-pilot immediately reported to air traffic control that a gun had been fired on board and no further transmissions were received.
A final gunshot was heard followed not long after by a sudden silence.
FBI spokesman Fred Reagan in Los Angeles said Tuesday that enhanced readouts from the “black box” cockpit voice recorder recovered from the shattered wreckage of PSA Flight 1771 …
I think it's sort of ironical that we end up like this.
Some former girlfriends, neighbors and law-enforcement described him as a violent man before the murders. The plane struck a rocky hillside, leaving a crater less than 2 feet deep and 4 feet across, presumably where the landing gear struck the ground.
Well, I got none and you'll get none."
This was probably when Burke shot Thomson to death. The plane was estimated to have crashed at a speed of around 770 mph (1,240 km/h), disintegrating instantly. Most likely, he shot Lindamood and Nunn once each, incapacitating them, if not outright killing them. He was never officially charged, but is reported to have relocated to Los Angeles to avoid future suspicions. The high-speed impact compressed the soil, which almost immediately rebounded, throwing fragments and sheets of paper (including the note by Burke) back into the air.
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USAir, which had recently purchased Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA), terminated David A. Burke, a ticketing agent, for petty theft of $69 from in-flight cocktail receipts; he had also been suspected of involvement with a narcotics ring. PSA 182 : B727: Collision with C-172 on approach: 23-Dec-1978: Alitalia 4128 : DC-9 : Crashed into sea on approach: 28-Dec-1978: United 173: DC-8: Crashed on approach while running out of fuel: 1979: 31-Oct-1979: Western 2605: DC-10 : Crashed on closed runway: 18-Nov-1979: Transamerica 18: L-188 Electra: In flight breakup after losing instruments
Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771 was a flight that crashed near Cayucos, California, United States, on December 7, 1987, as a result of a murder-suicide scheme by one of the passengers. After meeting with Ray Thomson, his manager, in an unsuccessful attempt to be reinstated, Burke purchased a ticket on PSA Flight 1771, a daily flight from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to San Francisco International Airport(SFO). ", to which Captain Lindamood replied, "What's the problem?" Well, I got none and you'll get none.The most plausible theory as to what happened was deduced from the pattern and audible volume of the shots on the CVR.The CVR then recorded the cockpit door opening and flight attendant Deborah Neil telling the cockpit crew, "We have a problem! Burke had been terminated by USAir for petty theft of $69 from in-flight cocktail receipts, and had also been suspected of other crimes.