Douglas M. Arthur

Douglas M. Arthur, aged 44, tragically lost his life on December 7, 1987, in a catastrophic event involving Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771. The flight, en route from Los Angeles to San Francisco, was hijacked by David Burke, a disgruntled former employee of USAir, the parent company of Pacific Southwest Airlines. Burke had been terminated from his position for petty theft and was suspected of involvement in a narcotics ring. In a vengeful act, he boarded the flight with a concealed firea ...

https://reports.aviation-safety.net/1987/19871207-0_B462_N350PS.pdf

AeroTime: Revenge, hijack and mass murder aboard PSA Flight 1771