Out Of Sight (1986 Cerritos mid-air collision)

Name: Out Of Sight (1986 Cerritos mid-air collision)
Director: Mike Douglas
Released: 2007-05-27
Duration: 45 min
Rating: 8.0
Cast: Todd Campbell, Kevin Hare, Tony De Santis, Marco Grazzini, Natalie Sebastien

S4 E7 May 27, 2007 0h 45m ★ 8.0

Source:

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.