AeroMexico Flight 498 collided with a Piper Cherokee over Cerritos on August 31 1986, a Labor Day mid-air collision that destroyed a neighborhood and changed aviation safety forever.

Mayday: Air Disaster - Series 4 Episode 7

00:00:00 Labor Day Collision Destroys California Neighborhood
00:04:49 AeroMexico 498 Approaches LAX for Landing
00:09:54 Private Plane Enters Restricted Airspace Unannounced
00:14:17 Controller Loses Contact, Crash Confirmed
00:19:43 Survivors Found Amid Devastating Wreckage
00:25:56 NTSB Confirms Mid-Air Collision of Two Planes
00:30:58 Why Didn't Radar Detect the Cherokee?
00:35:36 Distracted Controller and Faulty Transponder Investigated
00:39:59 Why Neither Pilot Saw the Other Plane
00:44:47 T-CAS System Transforms Aviation Safety Forever

If you've ever boarded a flight and wondered exactly what would have to go wrong to bring it down, see how investigators trace every crash back to its cause.

Mayday: Air Disaster  

Investigating the unthinkable.

Revealing the dark truth that aviation safety improves one crash at a time, Mayday: Air Disaster investigates legendary aviation disasters to find out what went wrong and why. Based on cockpit voice recorders, accident reports, and eyewitness accounts, every episode also features interviews, gripping reenactments, and state-of-the-art CGI.

From maintenance issues and dangerous cargo to extreme weather, investigators need to find the exact cause to ensure it never happens again. They owe it to the victims, the survivors, and their families to examine every clue and ultimately crack the case.  

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