Overview

• A morning service in North Park read the 144 victims' names, with a flower placed for each.
• The 1978 midair collision between PSA Flight 182 and a Cessna sent the Boeing 727 into the neighborhood near Dwight and Nile streets.
• The death toll included 135 aboard the PSA jet, two in the Cessna, and seven people on the ground.
• North Park now maintains a sidewalk plaque at Dwight and Nile and a permanent memorial installed in 2024.
• The disaster drove major safety upgrades, including widespread use of TCAS to help pilots avoid midair collisions.