Out Of Sight (1986 Cerritos mid-air collision)

Summary

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.

Guest stars

• Kevin Hare as Karl Grundmann
• Tony De Santis as Captain Valdez-Prom
• Marco Grazzini as Co-Pilot Valencia
• Natalie Sebastien as Theresa Estrada
• Richie Guzman as Alex Estrada
• Carlos Congote as Frank Estrada
• Larry Mannell as William Kramer
• Linda Row as Kathleen Kramer
• Oscar Hsu as Dr. Wong
• Phillip MacKenzie as Richard Wentworth