[SoCalPol]

I remember that day. Was 3 miles west of the impact.
Sounded and felt like a major bomb was dropped.
Could smell the result of all that happened.
Just a really sad day.

[South40]

Seems like such a short time ago. But when I think of all that's occcurred in my life from my sophmore year at UCSD until now, 30-years later it was a long time ago.

I didn't hear it or see it. But as a recent transplant to SD (I grew up in FL) I recall very well how it affected the community and others I knew.

I was in Orange County (Huntington Beach) in August of 1986, the day the Aero-Mexico plane crashed in Cerritos. I didn't see that one either as I was in the middle of a riot at the OP surfing contest.