by Burke, indicating he may have been responsible for the crash. in America. you are left with either a freshly fired ex-worker who still has security clearance privileges, or the executive } Flight attendant Debra Watterson Vuylsteke, 32, Redding, Conn. James Rettinghouse, no hometown available. } border: 2px solid; border: 1px solid; Also contributing to this story were Times staff writers David Freed and Robert W. Stewart in Paso Robles; H.G. One of Burke’s co-workers, who asked not to be identified, said Burke had been seen at the USAir offices earlier Monday, but apparently left after talking with Thomson’s subordinates. The remains of 27 of the passengers were never identified. } had passed him over for promotion because of race. } Wolfgang Studeman, a prominent West German scientist, was also aboard. Bretzing said only that search warrants might be served, if necessary. Imagine the slogans: "Flight 1770: Never again!" border: 1px solid; } The remains of the flight data recorder (FDR) indicated Burke had pushed the control column forward into a dive. width: 100%; .table_d2e26 { The timing of the lavatory Fortunately, if that’s the right word, Burke did not hijack a … A shot was heard as Burke shot the flight attendant dead, and announced "I'm the problem." SAN DIEGO — The names of five crew members and 32 of the passengers aboard Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771, which crashed Monday in San Luis Obispo County, killing 43 … hijacker-mass murderer.... David Burke was born May 18, 1952, to Jamaican As the aircraft cruised at 22,000 ft over the California coast, the cockpit voice recorder of lent him the gun and Burke had also left a farewell message on his girlfriend's answering machine. Workplace rage, revenge, one-on-one murder followed by mass murder-suicide, terrified passengers screaming as they hurtle legs', one would think it would have been the David Burke drama. PASSENGERS. a female flight attendant telling the pilots, "We have a problem!" -->, , ,