Aeroméxico Flight 498 Midair Collision Over Cerritos Kills 82 August 31, 1986
Aeroméxico Flight 498 collides with a Piper PA-28 Cherokee over Cerritos, California, killing 67 in the air and 15 on the ground.
Date: August 31, 1986
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