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Old 25th September 2004 | 04:14
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Today in History….the birth of TCAS

Today in History:

Date of Accident: 25 September 1978
Airline: Pacific Southwest Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 727-214
Location: San Diego, California, USA
Registration: N533PS
Flight Number: 182
Fatalities: 137:137 + 7
MSN: 19688
Line Number: 589
Engine Manufacturer: Pratt & Whitney
Engine Model: JT8D-7B
Year of Delivery: 1968
Accident Description: The aircraft crashed into the residential area of North Park after colliding with a Cessna 172 (Gibbs Flight Service) while making a visual approach to runway 27.

Full report available at: http://amelia.db.erau.edu/reports/ntsb/aar/AAR79-05.pdf
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