Originally Posted by
Graybeard
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The Pacific Southwest Airlines 727-200 that overran a 172 over San Diego in 1978 is a prime example. Everywhere in the press, the airline talked about their 727 being hit by the 172. Newsweek or one of those even went so far as to show an illustration of the 172 overtaking and crashing into the 727 from behind.
The scenario was repeated when a Piper Cherokee collided with an AeroMexico DC9-30 over Los Angeles. "The airliner was hit."
GB
Same thing applied to a DC-9 (Allegheny?) and PA-28 at Shelbyville IN in the early 70s. I had to call up a radio talk show and point out "that a bicycle cannot run down a Greyhound bus".
Just found a brief#: DCA70A0004