Out Of Sight (1986 Cerritos mid-air collision)

Overview

On 31 August 1986, Aeroméxico Flight 498, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9, and a light aircraft collide over Cerritos, California, causing both to go out of control and crash, killing 82 people. 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.

Episode Information

Guest Stars

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Todd Campbell

Walter White

Kevin Hare

Karl Grundmann

Tony De Santis

Captain Valdez-Prom

Marco Grazzini

Co-Pilot Valencia

Natalie Sebastien

Theresa Estrada

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Richie Guzman

Alex Estrada