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AM498/N4891F

June 13, 2023

Thanks to Alan D for recommending this episode!

Photo Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerom%C3%A9xico_Flight_498

https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-douglas-dc-9-32-cerritos-79-killed

https://web.archive.org/web/20071202184809/http://www.airdisaster.com/reports/ntsb/AAR87-07.pdf

Research Sources:

https://web.archive.org/web/20071202184809/http://www.airdisaster.com/reports/ntsb/AAR87-07.pdf

“Out of Sight .” Air Disasters, season 7, episode 7, Smithsonian Channel , 16 Sept. 2016.

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerom%C3%A9x...
In ATC Failures, Pilot Failures Tags Aeromexico, flight 498, N4891F, Piper, DC-9, Mid-air Collision, California
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