Originally Posted by FliesWay2Much
I recall, here in the US, there were a few isolated violent incidents. I remember that there was a PSA flight on which a guy snuck a gun on board, shot the pilots and then deliberately crashed it into the San Joaquin valley near Fresno. The guy apparently had a death wish resulting from severe depression.
Are you referring to PSA # 1771? I just want to clear up a few things.
1771 crashed in the hills between Paso Robles and the coast, over 100 miles from Fresno.
The person who caused the crash was a PSA employee who had been trying to keep his job after being accused of taking some missing money. He had a meeting with his supervisor the day before the crash.
The motive was probably not depression but more likely anger over losing his job and taking revenge on both the company and his supervisor who was on board the flight.
The next day he was still in possession of his company ID badge and used it to bypass security at LAX to board 1771 with the gun. My recollection is that from the cockpit and tower tapes the investigators believe he shot his supervisor, then the pilots, then himself.