Aeroméxico Flight 498
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 N4891F, a
Piper PA-28-181 Cherokee owned by the Kramer family, and crashed into the Los Angeles suburb of
Cerritos, killing all 64 on the DC-9, all three on 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.
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