Sewickley in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
USAir Flight 427 Memorial
Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 20, 2026
1. USAir Flight 427 Memorial
In loving memory of our family members and friends interred here who died September 8, 1994
Johnι Bigelow-Abbott Jeffrey Ziegler Gingerich Edward L. Mahoney Gregory Paul Morford Jeffrey O'Keefe Daniel Michael Ruzich John Lawrence Spahr
Strengthen our course with ev'ry prayer, let heaven's breezes speed us there, and grant us mercy evermore as we sail to heaven's shore
And In Memory of Those Who Died With Them
William H. Aher Ani Naris Coherian Ardhaldjian Narod Coherian Ardhaldjian Thomas W. Arrigoni, Jr. Daniel Alan Averill Laurie Ann Baer Marshall Lee Berkman Harry F. Bernard Lee Scott Blake Ron Brown Ron Cale Flt. Att. Stanley R. Canty Dr. Daniel A. Clark Guy Clegg, Jr. Lawrence W. Cole Bob Connolly John Randall Cooper Michael J. Cosseboom Timothy Kenneth Davis Randall J. Dellefield John Thomas Dickens, III Marla Dickerson Karen Ann Dickson Joseph S. Duffy James Reller First Officer Charles
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David Donovan Garber, Ph.D. Richard Charles Garmhausen, II Captain Peter Germano Leonard C. Grasso Laurent (Larry) J. Grondin Gary Stephen Hapach Charles M. Hardobey Thomas D. Harger Patricia Rae Harris Mary B. Havlin Walter F. Heiligenberg Steven J. Heintz Joy A. Henderson Melvin L. Henry, Sr. Scott L. Holden David C. Huxford Denise Kay Jenkins Todd I. Johnson William J. Kabbert, II X. Daniel Kafcas Thomas L. Kinsey, Sr. Bernard J. Koch Joseph R. Koon John J. Kupchun Carolyn Kwasnoski Daniel Kwasnoski Joan E. Lahart-Van Bortel John David Lamanca Charlotte L. Langan William T. Langan Robert E. Leonhardt, Sr. Gerald Robert Lindstrom
David W. Ling Kirk D. Lynn Bruce Robert Malenke Robert Michael Marciniak Manville Jackson Mayfield Timothy Duane McCoy Timothy S. McIlvried Charles Davis McNamara
Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 20, 2026
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Alan Paul Sefcik Richard T. Shillinger Stephen M. Shortley Lynn Brown Slater Flt. Att. Sarah Elizabeth Slocum-Hamley Flt. Att. Ernest R. Smathers, Jr. Andrew (Andy) F. Solensky Janet Stamos Thomas Paul Szczur Richard Burritt Talbot Jocelyn Phillippa Taylor Joel K. Thompson Bernard D. Varisco Edwin F. Vega, Jr. Bernie R. Waters, Jr. Lee A. Weaver Brian Paul Weaver Earl L. Weaver, III Kathleen Bruckelmeyer Weaver Lindsay Blair Weaver Scott James Weaver Holmes (Sandy) Webb, Jr. David E. Wheeler Donna A. White
Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 20, 2026
3. USAir Flight 427 Memorial
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Disasters. A significant historical date for this entry is September 8, 1994.
Location. 40° 32.577′ N, 80° 10.076′ W. Marker is in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is on G Road south of Cemetery Road, on the left when traveling south. Marker is located in the far east section of Sewickley Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 501 Hopkins Street, Sewickley PA 15143, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Greater Pittsburgh. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Ohio River Valley, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,
Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 20, 2026
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Western Pennsylvania Tuskegee Airmen Memorial (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sewickley Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sewickley Valley War Memorial Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); Miller-Zorn-Bush House (approx. half a mile away); Service Roll (approx. 0.6 miles away); Flatiron Building (approx. 0.7 miles away); Depreciation Lands Survey (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named Depreciation Lands Survey (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sewickley.
Regarding USAir Flight 427 Memorial. This memorial serves as the final resting place for the unidentifiable human remains recovered from the Boeing 737 crash. The three stone structures and granite markers, 10 miles from the site of the crash and within the flight path of USAir Flight 427, are inscribed with the names of all 132 passengers and crew members.
Also see . . . USAir Flight 427 Wikipedia Page.
This accident was the second longest air crash investigation(Submitted on July 23, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.)in history. The investigation into USAir 427 helped to also solve the crash of United Airlines Flight 585. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined that the probable cause was that the aircraft's rudder malfunctioned and went in a direction opposite to that commanded by the pilots, causing the plane to enter an aerodynamic stall from which Captain Peter Germano and First Officer Charles B. Emmet III were unable to recover. All 132 people on board died, making the accident the deadliest air disaster in Pennsylvania's history. The reports indicated that hot hydraulic fluid entering the rudder's dual servo valve froze, causing the rudder to work in the opposite direction.Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 20, 20265. USAir Flight 427 Memorial
Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 20, 2026
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Credits. This page was last revised on July 23, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 23, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 15 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 23, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
