As part of our 70th anniversary , KCRA 3 is taking a look through our archives at various community stories we covered over the decades.

Wednesday marks 53 years since the Canadair Sabre Korean War-era jet crashed into Farrell's Ice Cream Parlor in Sacramento after failing to take off from Sacramento Executive Airport during an air show. Twenty-two people were killed, including 12 children, after the jet skidded across Freeport Boulevard and slammed into the shop on Sept. 24, 1972.

In the video clip above from 2002, our coverage focused on survivor Carrie McCluskey's efforts to secure a memorial at the site, which is now the Sacramento police headquarters.

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