Because Airline Passengers Like Nothing Better Than Whiling Away Their Time At 30,000 Feet Watching Documentaries About Airliner Crashes

Facebook friend Michael F. recently flew from LAX to ABQ, and wondered about whether this in-flight movie was entirely appropriate:

OK now HERE's something stoopid. I am on a plane. Traveling at 700 mph at approximately 30,000 above this glorious planet on which we live.... and THIS is the in-flight movie.... (shot on my iPhone, forgive the quality...) but D A Y U M!!
really??????

This, of course, was the spectacular 1978 crash of PSA 182 in San Diego.

Maybe the airline made a fine distinction here. The PSA Flight 182 crash was a genuine accident. At least they didn't present the Air France 447 crash, which enrages me every time with its profound idiocy. Maybe the airline was presenting what it considers its understanding, human side.