1986 Cerritos mid-air collision || Out of Sight

Aired~27 May 2007

On 31 August 1986, Aeroméxico Flight 498 collides with a light aircraft over Cerritos, California, causing both to go out of control and crash, killing 82 people including 15 on ground. The accident was caused by neither pilot making visual contact with the other aircraft and a lack of automated collision warning systems. The crash inspires the creation of the traffic collision avoidance system.

Type of aircraft:
Flight 498: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32;
light aircraft: Piper PA-28-181 Archer