| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N171PS |
| Fleet number: | 071 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed L-188 Electra |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed L-188 Electra |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed L-188A Electra |
| C/n (msn): | 188-1091 |
| Operator Titles: | PSA - Pacific Southwest Airlines |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | South Lake Tahoe - Lake TahoeMap |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KTVL IATA: TVL Local: TVL Other: - |
| Photo Date: | September 1975 to July 1978 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 668329 |
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PSA phased out the Electra in 1969 but the type made a comeback in their very seventies colours in 1975 to serve Lake Tahoe, which did not allow full-jet airliners. Among the four airframes acquired was N171PS, which had been PSA's first Electra in 1959. By mid-1978 this aircraft was in the revised orange-red colour scheme as PSA had found that the pink did not weather well. The L-188 was finally retired in 1979. Photo from: SFO Museum This photo was added on 20 March 2024, and has since been viewed 471 times. |