Mayday S11E10 - I'm the Problem (Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771)
Mayday (2003)
S11E10 I'm the Problem (Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771)
Episode Overview
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.