Fiery crash in California 50 years ago spurs today’s world-class burn care

September 24 marks a dark day for Sacramento. It was 50 years ago that 22 people died — 12 of them children — when a jet taking off from Sacramento Executive Airport overran the runway and slammed into Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour.Witness accounts indicate about 100 people were inside the popular eatery when the inexperienced pilot who had participated in the Golden West Sport Aviation Show changed their lives forever.
- PUB DATE: 9/21/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: UC Davis Health