Gunman in PSA Crash Leaves $185,000

David August Burke, the man authorities believe went on a shooting spree aboard PSA flight 1771, causing it to crash in San Louis Obispo County on Dec. 7, left behind a simple three-page will that gave the bulk of his estimated $185,000 estate to his seven children and one former girlfriend, according to court documents filed Thursday.

Burke, 35, who amended his will just five days before he smuggled a .44-caliber magnum pistol aboard the flight with the intent of killing his former boss, left his cars and jewelry to his younger brother, Altamont Burke Jr., of Stone Mountain, Ga., and his trust deeds to his mother, Iris Burke, of Rochester, N.Y.

The rest of the estate is to be divided equally between four daughters, three sons and Joann Smith--described in the court papers as a “stranger,” but who is known to be the mother of three of his children. Smith and all the children live in the Rochester area.

Altamont Burke, the will’s executor, estimated in court papers that Burke had $55,000 in personal property and $130,000 in real property. No specific breakdown was given, but Burke owned a three-bedroom condominium in Long Beach.

Burke and 42 others, including his former boss, Ray Thomson, died Dec. 7 when the PSA jet bound from San Francisco to Los Angeles crashed. The pilot reported gunfire on the plane just before communications ended and the plane plummeted to the ground, killing all aboard.