Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32 accident near Cerritos, CA
On August 31, 1986, a Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Cerritos, CA. 67 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 31, 1986
- Place
- Cerritos, CA
- Aircraft
- Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 67 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.861°N, 118.081°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001213X34444
Conditions
- Local time
- 6:52 PM
- Light
- Daylight
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Wind
- 250° at 10 kt
- Visibility
- 14 mi
From Wikipedia
Aeroméxico Flight 498 was a scheduled commercial flight from Mexico City, Mexico, to Los Angeles, California, United States, with several intermediate stops. On Sunday, August 31, 1986, the McDonnell Douglas DC-9 operating the flight was clipped in the tail section by a Piper PA-28 Cherokee owned by the Kramer family, and crashed into the Los Angeles suburb of Cerritos, killing all 64 on the DC-9, all 3 in the Piper, and an additional 15 people on the ground. Eight on the ground also sustained minor injuries. Blame was assessed equally on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the pilot of the Cherokee. No fault was found with the DC-9 or the actions of its crew.
Text from Wikipedia, “Aeroméxico Flight 498”, CC BY-SA 4.0; shortened to the introduction. Authors.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
