Had some friends killed in a car crash once.....i was known to ride with them....my parents were flippin out until they got ahold of me. No cell phones in the 80s .....
I was training for a field service job and had to choose between Saturday or Monday morning trip from LA to San Diego. I chose Saturday. The Monday PSA 182 crashed.
His seat was probably given to a standby passenger. When he showed at the gate, there was no way to board him, they were at D-0. They can’t take a delay for a late passenger. As a gate agent in the industry , I remember people showing up when the door was being shut, and being yelled at.
When that PSA was going down in flames is where all the passengers felt the most stress on their bodies but they did not feel any pain during the actual impact. everything went black and that was it.
I was training for a field service job the Saturday before the crash and I had to choose between flying from LA to Sandiego Saturday or Monday morning. I chose Saturday; Monday morning PSA 182 crashed.
If they had re-opened the door and let him in, it would have delayed them by maybe 20-30 seconds. If that happens, they miss the small plane. If I were him, my guilt would be "I could have saved all of them if I made them let me on."
It's possible but probably not. A few extra seconds to let him on doesn't necessarily mean the flight didn't embark any later than what it actually did.
I was thinking exactly this. Re-opening the door might have been just that, half a minute or so that made a difference of a few feet while landing at SAN. Another way of looking at it though is the changes in airspace and approaches at airports, especially major airports and this might have saved even more lives. Regardless, a similar mid-air downing of an airliner occurred a few years later, Air Mexico flight over Cerritos, all souls lost.
Had some friends killed in a car crash once.....i was known to ride with them....my parents were flippin out until they got ahold of me. No cell phones in the 80s .....
I love this guy
Newman 👏👏👏!!!
I was training for a field service job and had to choose between Saturday or Monday morning trip from LA to San Diego. I chose Saturday. The Monday PSA 182 crashed.
Incredible! Thank you Newman
His seat was probably given to a standby passenger. When he showed at the gate, there was no way to board him, they were at D-0. They can’t take a delay for a late passenger. As a gate agent in the industry , I remember people showing up when the door was being shut, and being yelled at.
I almost got on that ill-fated Flight and the crash site was about 6 blocks from my House in North Park.
When that PSA was going down in flames is where all the passengers felt the most stress on their bodies but they did not feel any pain during the actual impact. everything went black and that was it.
How FATE intervenes in the Life of any single Indiviual, lioke this Guy: James Newman, to decide all His Future Life years ahead!
I was training for a field service job the Saturday before the crash and I had to choose between flying from LA to Sandiego Saturday or Monday morning. I chose Saturday; Monday morning PSA 182 crashed.
46 years today
Wow, amazing guy and what a life, his fate destiny wasnt on that plane 🙏🙏❤❤
If they had re-opened the door and let him in, it would have delayed them by maybe 20-30 seconds. If that happens, they miss the small plane. If I were him, my guilt would be "I could have saved all of them if I made them let me on."
Well, that other guy took the last seat and he was out
Damn good point my friend.
Such as life right? Hine Sight 20/20.
It's possible but probably not. A few extra seconds to let him on doesn't necessarily mean the flight didn't embark any later than what it actually did.
I was thinking exactly this. Re-opening the door might have been just that, half a minute or so that made a difference of a few feet while landing at SAN. Another way of looking at it though is the changes in airspace and approaches at airports, especially major airports and this might have saved even more lives. Regardless, a similar mid-air downing of an airliner occurred a few years later, Air Mexico flight over Cerritos, all souls lost.
California Penal Code 182
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