I lost my lovely Rosalia she was flight attendant for those flight 38 years after I still remember her, she was my hight school sweat heart, the night before we talk by phone, she talk me I have a surprise for you, but you need to wait till I back, I never see her again. Love you for ever Rosy.
I clicked on this video and said I remember I had a schoolmate that was that plane. When I saw Ms Wong talking about her family my mouth drop open when l herd his name Jason. I remember we announcement of his passing at school. Jason was a great friend to all of us, he is truly missed. I never knew that there was a memorial and seeing his name on it brought tears. My Condolences to everyone that this has effective. I am glad that this story was told and to see what really happened. My deepest condolence to Ms. Wong.
My father witnessed it crashing. It flew directly over our house. We lived a few Residential blocks away from the crash. We had several pieces of the airliner fall on our cul-de-sac. It looked like the cone of the vertical stabilizer. It was embedded in the asphalt. I saw the small plane upside down in the ball field of Cerritos Elementary where I went to school. The smell throughout the air is something I will never forget.
I was about 14 or 15 when that happened. I never knew what burnt flesh smelled like until that incident. I remember seeing houses on fire and plane parts with red spatters, yellow tarps covering up bodies scattered throughout the neighborhood. And having to prove you lived in the neighborhood days after the crash. I remember thinking "I don't remember the Space Shuttle doing a flight.' Cause I heard a sonic boom sound and jets. Then I open the front door of our house and I see a big cloud of black smoke and I immediately realized it was a plane. Like everyone else I went out to see what happened and I walked towards Cerritos Elementary and saw the piper plane in the field but along the way I saw houses on fire. BTW I never saw any video on this until I was much older in a EMT or nursing class. This is the 3rd time I've ever watched a video on this and I never knew which families were affected.
I remember the day it happened. My sister and her family lived very close and I was really frightened fir them. They were OK, but many in the area were dead.
@soniagalindo7589 Only way into the residential area was a drivers license with your address. I was able to ride my bike to Cerritos Elementary and caught a glimpse of the horrific crash site. I was playing wiffle ball with my friends the week before in the baseball field where the Piper crashed.
My uncle was on that flight. We were at the airport with my cousin waiting for her dad. It was horrible seeing the news at the airport. And then hearing the news from the workers from Aeromexico. We got surrounded by newscasters. It was awful. I’ve hated flying since then.
My uncle was also on that flight too he was supposed to come back according to my grandmother on September 1 Labor Day but for some reason he wanted to get back before that and unknowingly he sealed his fate by changing his Flight one day earlier his name was Jaime Ventura ,I’ve seen on the internet that Cerritos has a memorial with all the names that passed away due to this accident,I live on the east coast next time I go I’ll pay my respects,even though I was 6 yrs old I still remember this uncle clearly,last time I saw him he took me and my mom to the supermarket and he loaned my mother some money 20/30$ so she could buy some groceries and he would bust her chops and this last time he was like don’t wait till I die to pay me back !😂,but 2 weeks later he died in this horrible crash I still remember my mother crying loudly when she received the phone call since she was very close to my uncle
My condolences to the both of you on the death of your family members,yes bloodline360 there is a memorial paying respect to the victims of this horrible tragedy,I've gone there the past two years to pay my respects,I was at the bowling alley with my family on that horrible day,it was .08 Miles away from where the Aeromexico jet crashed in the neighborhood,I will never forget that day😢
My brother was an ATC at DFW. When he retired he went to work for the FAA. He was part of the team that developed the software for the TCAS system. He was interviewed by 60 Minutes for an episode detailing the system. His interview for whatever reason didn't make it to the broadcast. He's highly intelligent and when speaking with him it feels like it's way over your head. 🙂
@@jbaker7311 I love humans like that. They remind me that without people like them, highly intelligent and extremely hard working, we wouldn’t have the type of society we do have now!
I feel so sorry for Walter White. So much was not in his favor that day. My former husband was directed directly into the path of another aircraft on final into Chicago. He always counted the planes in line, knew something was off, looked around and saw United coming right at him. He changed course and United passed over him. That was in the 1970s.
No worries today--FFA is focused on a safe inclusive (meaning exclusive) comfortable work environment *at the FAA.* Airline safety no longer in mission statement.
This woman’s family was a part of our family. Her husband Frank E was on my Husband’s construction crew with SCE. Frank was such a good family man! His family spent time in the Sierra’s, with us and the entire crew, where the SCE crew were working at the time. He had a loving family. His children, 3 sons and a beautiful daughter, were respectful and fun to be around. My husband Frank H. and I were watching TV on August 31, 1986 when the news cut in about the plane crash. We knew Frank E lived in Cerritos. Another crew member called us and said it was Frank E’s neighborhood that was struck by the fallen plane. We were crushed when we received the news it was Frank E’s house that was hit the hardest. We saw on the news his 15 year old son had cameras and microphones shoved in his grief stricken face, by news crews. He had just escaped out his window, when the plane hit. Our hearts were broken. Mrs. E lost half her family that day. We will never forget Frank E and his family, and that tragic day. I haven’t seen Mrs. E since my husband Frank H organized a SCE memorial for her family’s loss. Mrs. E and her two surviving sons are forever in our hearts!
My dad took me up on the Carmenita bridge over the 91 to see what was happening when we lived in Hawaiian Gardens. I think a lot of people showed up to help and weren't ready for what they saw. This incident is in my thoughts often. I live in Norwalk now, and I fly domestic quite a bit for work and I am thankful for the technology that was developed as a result of this incident.
My mom was scheduled to be on that flight on her return yearly trip to Mexico. She worked at an elementary school and would vacation there during the summer. She had to cancel her flight due to sudden illness. The void from the time we heard about the crash, until we learned of her well being was something else. Our prayers have gone out to all else hurt by that event.
I was 15 and living in Southern California. We were on the 91 freeway just south of the crash on our way to Long Beach. My father was working homicide bureau for the Los Angeles county sheriff’s department and was part of the investigation. I remember sneaking a peek of the file and the horror I saw kept me from flying until recently. I was actually assigned to the city of Cerritos as a young deputy sheriff and remember seeing the remnants of the crash. God bless all those who lost their lives on that day
I was in my Army Reserves uniform, when I heard about this tragedy....I climbed block walls and was on scene before most of the Emergency personnel. I delivered medicines to families in the neighborhood, that could not leave their homes, or if they did, they could not return. later, I worked with the RED CROSS at the local high school, setting up and working the phone banks, going out to local mcdonalds stores, grocery stores, and rounding up donations for the families that were needing to stay at the shelter. the horrible things I saw this day was so bad, that I still to this day have vivid memories of it all.. One man staying at the shelter told me "I was in vietnam, but as bad as that was, I have never seen such horrible sights and smells as this is" Really a TERRIBLE thing to see and also for the neighborhood people to have to experience. I THANK GOD THAT I WAS ABLE TO DO AS MUCH AS I DID IN getting into and back out of the crash scene to deliver much needed medicines(child needing insulin, people needing toilet paper or food, etc.) long time ago, but a very real and lasting memory in my psyche. GOD BLESS ALL THOSE WHO HAD ANY EXPERIENCES dealing with this disaster.
Our family lost two uncles and a cousin on that flight. They were returning from a fishing trip. Our home was in Artesia and my mother witnessed the smoke from the crash. My mom lost her two brothers and a nephew. Their funerals were held weeks later. I was a pallbearer for my uncle. His casket was so light weight as if it was empty.
I lived in Whittier, I was a young girl, and just arrived int he USA. This incident I will never forget. It was shocking and made a huge impact on me. I had never in my life heard of such a horrific event up until that point. As I recall, many of the firefighters were deeply and permanently traumatized by what they had to deal with. I feel sorry for Walter too. He has had to live with it. May all those who lost their lives rest in peace, and may all those who lost loved ones find their peace. Lots of love, appreciation, and healing to the first responders who had to deal with the devastation. I hope Walter is okay.
I was 6 years old , lived in the area. My dad worked for McDonnell Douglas aerospace in Long Beach , out of curiosity we drove by that night . Just remember the street blocked off, plane parts .. I was too young to know any better , Crazy to hear the specifics!
1986 I worked at always rentals on alondra blvd it was kind of slow that day I saw a flash in the sky then then black smoke we drove to south street carmanita before the fire department I remember seeing parts and fire very sad day
My grandfather Dave was an X-Ray Technician for McDonnell Douglas, first in Santa Monica then later at Long Beach where he ended up retiring. We always lived in Westchester and always worried about a plane going off course and crashing into our neighborhood since we lived just north of the 2 runways on the right.
I was 10yrs old & living in La Palma, which is very close to the accident scene. I remember being in my upstairs bonus room & my dad was outside, doing yard work. My dad heard the two planes collide overhead & yelled out loud. I ran to the window to see & I remember my dad driving us down to the crash sight. The police obviously had everything shut down, however I remember being close enough to see part of the aircraft hanging out of the block wall & onto the street. I realize I was only 10yo, but I’ve managed to remember those moments 38yrs later. To this day, I don’t think my dad & I have ever really talked about it.
Dealing with family death is hard. I lost my mom & grandmother at 12 & I'm 39 currently. I still miss her. NTSB or ATF is their safety, but I can never do their job. I do pray for them because they do, do a lot.
This mishap and that of PSA 182 in San Diego will live in my head forever. May all those who lost their lives and those who lost loved ones be at peace.
As terrible as it was and is for the victims and their families, my heart goes out to the first responders that had to witness that and live with it the rest of their lives. With a family member who is in the military and is a first responder, I have seen how seeing things like that can affect someone. It changes you forever. People aren't meant to see things like that. I don't even want to imagine what it would be like to witness something like that on such a massive scale and live with that seared in your memory.
I was in Cerritos not far from where it hit Scared the life out of me for decades,every time I heard a plane ✈️ fly over I wouldn’t go on planes at all for years also So scary 😦
Well the silver lining is that with each crash, airlines become more safe. New procedures and technology emerge from every accident to make sure it never happens again.
Very Sad, I Got Chills While Watching This Video. My Heart Goes Out To Everyone Who Passed In These Airplanes And To Everybody Affected By This Horrible Incident... 🙏🙏🙏
I was on duty at Los Alamitos Hospital, day shift, as a Respiratory Therapist on that day, we were put on casualty alert, I was thankful we weren't used.
My grandparents lived on the other side of the freeway where this happened, my grandpa took my dad’s bike to go see what happened and managed to get there before paramedics or really anyone showed up there. He described it as seeing the “worst of humanity.” People looting off of the dead for their personal belongings, Houses smashed and destroyed, body parts everywhere. This is a topic that is not brought up in my family because a lot of friends that my family knew where gone. Even I don’t like to talk about it and I wasn’t even there. One of the worst events to ever occur.
@@Square-ow7oqI hope it is but you’d be surprised by the goblins within some people. My wife was in a multi car crash on a highway once. People stopped their cars, and ran across the highway not to help, but to steal from the wreckage and victims. Even looking them in the face as they stole.
just now found out about this, I left the area in 1983. This was less than a mile from my house and I had friends in the neighborhood same street. Lost touch of everyone when I left. To me this just happened 7/30/24. No one told me anything about this WTF. I'm in tears and speechless.
Same. Born and raised in San Diego. Never heard about this til this video popped up. Back in 86 so been a few years. I was 16 and probably at the mall or roller rink.
I lived a couple blocks away. I was 8yrs old. was playing out in the front yard then heard a loud "BOOM" I felt it in my chest. my dad and I thought the gas station had blown up. we went to check it out . as we got into the car I remember seeing black ash falling on our drive way. I'll never forget as we drove by Carmenita Jr High - I saw huge chunks of burnt insulation from the plane falling on the field (didn't know it was from the plane at the time) - we never got close as a block away from the crash site as the streets were jammed and people getting out of their cars. all we saw was the black smoke rising. went back home and turned on the tv then that's when we found out it was a plane crash.
We were on the 91 freeway, coming home from the weekend at Big Bear, and saw the explosion(s). We saw two massive fireballs, one right after the other, followed by the biggest, thickest cloud of black smoke I've ever seen in person. We had no idea what was going on, just that a bunch of homes were suddenly on fire. The freeway was packed, as it always was at that point in time. We just wanted to get the heck away, not knowing what else was going to explode. The fire was SO intense, all of those houses lit up so fast. We didn't find out until we got home and turned on the TV that a plane had crashed.
I was 16 and living in Artesia when this happened had a lot of friends who lived in the crash area and they would find body parts and pieces of aircraft on their property. We drove by on the 91 and the area was devastated.
I hope wherever Walter is today he has found peace. I feel so bad for the guy. Two planes flew into his airspace without permission or notice and the only reason he didn't notice the one was because he was too distracted trying to get the other one out. It's fucked up because it was totally never even his fault.
I lived in Cerritos about 1/2 mile from this crash site. My daughter and i had just left home on our way to Los Angeles on the 91 fwy. My family was frantic when they couldn't reach us (we didn't have cell phones back then). We saw smoke in the distance behind us and heard on the radio what had happened 😮😢
Target fixation played a big role in this accident. The DC-9 crew were running their checklists, checking their instruments, listening to ATC and probably weren't paying any attention to what was going on outside their window. The Cherokee pilot was quite clearly lost and was fixated in determining where he was, he was probably so fixated on trying to find a landmark that he was not even looking in the right direction. The controller became so fixated on the violator that he did spot that he never noticed the other one. And at the speeds modern aircraft do, the odds are against you spotting a potential collision before it's too late even if you are paying attention to the view outside of the window.
That is a day I will never forget. I heard a "boom" Shortly after that while I was looking out my bedroom window, I saw the Aeromexico jet hit the ground. It went right over my house. I lived 3 streets to the north of the crash. A part of the tail section hit the house across the street from me. The amount of traffic in the neighborhood was so bad from people coming to see what had happened.
We were at a house in Cerritos and My parents packed us up ! we drove a few miles and parked on the side of a freeway (there were hundreds of people parked on the side of the freeway ) and saw the fire and chaos ! crazy 😪😪😫😫
I was on the 91 freeway heading to LAX when the plane went down. I was about 5 miles away and I didn't see the plane but I saw the first smoke plume rise up from that neighborhood. My buddy was working just a block from the crash at a collection center for JC Penny.. He was so close his office building shook. It was a sad day.
@@expsterm1 I was a 15 and a Downey High student at the time as well. Will never forget that day as well. After this incident, it was always on my mind that we were living in the path of these aircraft on approach to LAX.
@itsthedude6155 I was 14 when this happened and my family was glued to the TV because we thought a family member was on that Aeromexico flight. Many years later, the accident was brought back to me in vivid detail when I watched those season 2 episodes. I didn’t realize the ATCs name was Walter White until I saw this Mayday episode. Gave me chills.
My cousin lost her in-laws in that crash. They were American Indian (Yakatoonha family) They were in one of the houses. For some reason there names were never mentioned The Indian community lost a great family that day.
I live in Cerritos and I was at the crash location within hour or so. There were thousands of people wanting to see the crash site. It was like a zoo with so many people wanting to see what happened. Immediate area was blocked off but you can still get kind of close to the site. I remember seeing flesh or chunks of flesh everywhere. I saw the small plane with legs sticking up and I believe they were decapitated. I had nightmares after seeing all that. I wish I would've never went there. Still brings me the chills. Rest in Peace everyone that lost their lives.
I lived in Cypress but worked in Cerritos when this horrible crash happened. I purposely stayed away from the area and to this day have never gone by. I'm so sorry you saw any of it.
A friend had a similar experience in San Diego that he described (without details) just telling me the story of this jet crashing in his neighborhood. It was clearly something he wished he could unsee.
@@byunglee6038 Yes, that makes sense, as the small plane sliced off the tail section of the DC9 which in turn probably sliced through THEM. Terrible circumstances all the way around,.
Back then a good friend of mine"s mother worked as the photo developer for the Cerritos Police Dept. She had copies of all the police photos of the crash site before any clean up or covering took place. He showed them to me.
"A stylish and swift Piper Cherokee". Those must be parked out behind the hangars, most of the PA-28s Ive flown (including the Arrow) I keep tapping the airspeed indicator to see if its stuck.
I remember it terribly well. My parents were at the fabric store, at Carmenita and Alondra. They heard the explosion! Could see all the bodies laying across Carmenita! There was a man on his roof watering it down because of debris that landed on it. It really rocked our world, we lived only 6 miles away!
my sisters & I were outside on our driveway that afternoon. it was a clear beautiful day. we were getting ready to go somewhere. we saw the airplane go down, crashing into the neighborhood.
Horrible tragedy, I used to live right under the air traffic in South gate right by century blvd, and was always scared that a plane would someday fall but I never knew this had already happened around the time I was born!
I remember hearing about this. I lived in LA at the time and remember hearing about the plane crashing into houses in Cerritos, killing people in their homes. I don’t know how anyone living in the area at the time hadn’t heard of the crash, it was all over the news.
We lived on the same street about 8 houses down right between Aeromexico crash site and Elementary school small plane crash site. They had found plane debris in our yard and on roof. It was like a war zone extreme heat and burning fuel smell and smoke. For few days we were cordoned off and could not leave the area due to health hazard and NTSB clearance. May all the victims souls find eternal peace and God bless their souls and families who were left behind. I have never seen horrific tragedy like this ever in my life.
something about this crash is particularly horrific. maybe its the variety of loss of life or the careless way the Grumman pilot seem oblivious . really just awful.
Just landed at LAX a few days ago, it's really crazy how FAST another plane can just zip by, I saw a few be it at safe distances and altitudes from us, but you would only have a few seconds to recognize a collision visually and by the time you react it would be too late.
There's a memorial for the people lost in this event at the cerritos sculpture garden on 183rd street. I never heard about this until i happened upon the memorial. Turns out my sister-in-law was on the freeway and witnessed the crash when it happened.
My father was working that day, stationed at LA. CO. #35 on Artesia Blvd. The station sits just around the corner from the accident location on Carmenita. He was on the first 3-man engine to greet the fuselage on Carmenita. He described the screen as horrific. I did not see him for five (5) days due to the extensive clean-up that was necessary. Very disturbing for many people.
@@bak2812 I see the issue. Engine/Truck Station #25 was on their way back to Pico Rivera and was the first on scene. Engine #35 Station #35 was first to Carmenita from Artesia Blvd. Station #35 is located at13717 Artesia Blvd., Cerritos, CA 90703
Unfortunately a parachuting plane that lands over a residential area would still cause considerable damage, and a parachute wouldn’t let it have enough speed to keep flying to an airport
I heard this tragedy from my mom lived in this city, who had a girl friend whose house was one of the hit by airplane. That morning the friend suddenly felt so uneasy, had a strange feeling to leave the house. So the whole family went out had a short trip. When they came back, the house was Totally damaged with all debris everywhere, however the porcelain Goddess ( I think Buda ?) they worshiped every day was standing high on a broken platform. She is the ONLY thing intact in ONE piece there, while the refrigerator fell on her side. That was a real interesting story, and made me think there is/are someone up there !
Until that day, things like this only happened far away to strangers. I went to Cerritos College, was a city hall intern, and knew the area well. I lived a mile from that street and only moved away the year before. Surreal. Weirdly, in 2019 videos about the event or residents were nearly nonexistent. Odd and sad . . like it was forgotten about. Only an affected resident's channel with a collection of fascinating VHS videos showing his family & neighbors in '86, now gone. On 7/6/24 Mayday posted this old episode from 2006 and the views are through the roof. Crazy that nearly _FORTY YEARS_ have passed.
I grew up in Cerritos only a few blocks away. That morning, my little sister ran around the house trying to wake everyone up saying she saw a giant bird fall from the sky and made a big boom. We got up and looked out the window to see the billowing smoke column ride up into the sky. It was in the direction of our relatives’ house, luckily they answered the phone and were fine. We used to trick or treat in that neighborhood every year before the crash. It was heartbreaking to see the aftermath when our parents drove by after the roads reopened. I later learned that some classmates were on that flight. RIP to all the lost souls.
wow! I can't believe it this happen when I was coming home from a grocery in orange county, and the plane just miss my house about just few block away. The small plane crash in Cerritos elementary school. Bring me back so many memories and I can remember that the next day I rode my bike around the neighborhood and I would found people body park and piece of clothing.
I'll never forget this day. I was on the west bound 91 right fefore Carnenita on my way to Orlie's Hydraulics in Whittier when I heard the boom and saw the ball of fire. This is the first of two plain crashes I have witnessed. The second was the small plain crash at the Santa Ana automall off the 55 fwy where Rich Snyder, president of In-N-Out and 4 others died. My brother and I were at the scene before anyone else.
@@benjaminmartinez515 Crazy just read about In and Out plane crash today. Learned about the crash from my cousin while at In and Out. I was six at the the time of plane crash crazy it's been almost 40 years since that tragic accident
I lived and went to middle school in area near LAX. I remember being extra alert if an airplane past by. Because, of this incident and 9/11 Terrorist attack, I dont travel on airplanes anymore.
So crazy. I can remember it like it was yesterday. I lived by Brookhaven Park, I got grounded that weekend and I was sent across the street and all I remember was hearing this loud boom looking up seeing the planes go down, and running up and down the hill I go, once at the bottom I can’t believe what I’m seeing all the destruction everywhere, everything on fire, people burning, cars on there side, your yelling and screaming for anyone to hear you looking to see anything your eyes burning from the smoke your gagging from the smell. Crying from what you’re seeing. It was one of the worst things my 17 year old self could handle and all I could do was pray.
I lived in Buena Park CA and was outside and saw this jetliner crash. I got in my car and raced over there to see I couldn't believe how messed up it was.
Unfortunately there has been more mid-air collisions in the United States. I’m sure this episode was shot after they started using the disruptive solutions process. I hope we continue to learn and grow from these tragedies so they can be prevented in the future.
I was 11 years old on this day and my Uncle was in town from Boston my Dad was a Pilot out of Long Beach. My Uncle was on a exploratory flight at Long Beach Airport to see if he would like to learn to become a Pilot. So the flight was over and we were driving back to the house we lived not far from Cerritos and we saw a Black cloud just east of us so they had me turn the Scanner on and we heard the tower and a plane confirm a large looked to be a DC9 went down as we pulled in the area. We got out of the car and walked a few houses there was a cylinder head stuck in the front yard of a house and a guy was standing there and I think he said one also or parts came through the roof of his house. At that moment Fire trucks were pulling up and a Police officer told everyone to not touch it. we walked a few more houses around the corner and every thing was on fire and I remember a lady that was screaming and someone came over to her. I was told to get over here from my Father and I didn't realize I was a house or two from him and my Uncle I remember the smell. I don't Remember a lot of body parts but that could just be a way I coped with it. My dad feels bad that we went to this even today it something that we don't talk about. I seen some bad thinks being A truck Driver for over 10 years and a Railroader for over 13 years but that day in Cerritos was a mess.
Getting so Annoyed With These Pilots and Small Planes Thinking They Can Fly Wherever They Want....Always in The Wrong Flight Path Causing Problems and Even TRAGEDIES
Anyone else remember the Cerritos auto square commercials lol if you lived in this area roughly and watched tv they always played commercials for car dealers in the "Cerritos Auto Square!!' lol this is crazy though 4 years before I was alive so I hadn't even heard this one and I lived right there!
I saw the collision and the airliner falling, there was a large puff of smoke and then could see sunlight flashing off the airplane as it fell, never saw the small plane in the air but saw it in a school yard later where it had crashed. Did not go to the main crash site because I knew it would be a terrible sight to see.
By flying into the Los Angeles Terminal Control Area, William Kramer caused this mid-air collision. Very sad. 😔 The air controller should not have blamed himself.
I lost my lovely Rosalia she was flight attendant for those flight 38 years after I still remember her, she was my hight school sweat heart, the night before we talk by phone, she talk me I have a surprise for you, but you need to wait till I back, I never see her again. Love you for ever Rosy.
God bless you, and her soul RIP. ❤
@@marcocastillo6836 😓😓😓
So sorry for your loss!
This coming Sunday, I'm going to Cerritos to celebrate another year of my lovely Rosy. Live you forever
My deepest condolences. May she rest in peace.
I clicked on this video and said I remember I had a schoolmate that was that plane. When I saw Ms Wong talking about her family my mouth drop open when l herd his name Jason. I remember we announcement of his passing at school. Jason was a great friend to all of us, he is truly missed. I never knew that there was a memorial and seeing his name on it brought tears. My Condolences to everyone that this has effective. I am glad that this story was told and to see what really happened. My deepest condolence to Ms. Wong.
I'm sorry for your loss. Must have been tough, especially at that age. 😢
@@DrVVVinK don't pay her any attention. ALL LIES. SMH 🤦♀️
@@riffey808 lies
my brain go hurted reading this
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My father witnessed it crashing. It flew directly over our house. We lived a few Residential blocks away from the crash. We had several pieces of the airliner fall on our cul-de-sac. It looked like the cone of the vertical stabilizer. It was embedded in the asphalt. I saw the small plane upside down in the ball field of Cerritos Elementary where I went to school. The smell throughout the air is something I will never forget.
I was about 14 or 15 when that happened. I never knew what burnt flesh smelled like until that incident. I remember seeing houses on fire and plane parts with red spatters, yellow tarps covering up bodies scattered throughout the neighborhood. And having to prove you lived in the neighborhood days after the crash. I remember thinking "I don't remember the Space Shuttle doing a flight.' Cause I heard a sonic boom sound and jets. Then I open the front door of our house and I see a big cloud of black smoke and I immediately realized it was a plane. Like everyone else I went out to see what happened and I walked towards Cerritos Elementary and saw the piper plane in the field but along the way I saw houses on fire. BTW I never saw any video on this until I was much older in a EMT or nursing class. This is the 3rd time I've ever watched a video on this and I never knew which families were affected.
I remember the day it happened. My sister and her family lived very close and I was really frightened fir them. They were OK, but many in the area were dead.
@soniagalindo7589 Only way into the residential area was a drivers license with your address. I was able to ride my bike to Cerritos Elementary and caught a glimpse of the horrific crash site. I was playing wiffle ball with my friends the week before in the baseball field where the Piper crashed.
@@soniagalindo7589 Do you know Santana?
@@soniagalindo7589 which year this event was happened?
My uncle was on that flight. We were at the airport with my cousin waiting for her dad. It was horrible seeing the news at the airport. And then hearing the news from the workers from Aeromexico. We got surrounded by newscasters. It was awful. I’ve hated flying since then.
My uncle was also on that flight too he was supposed to come back according to my grandmother on September 1 Labor Day but for some reason he wanted to get back before that and unknowingly he sealed his fate by changing his Flight one day earlier his name was Jaime Ventura ,I’ve seen on the internet that Cerritos has a memorial with all the names that passed away due to this accident,I live on the east coast next time I go I’ll pay my respects,even though I was 6 yrs old I still remember this uncle clearly,last time I saw him he took me and my mom to the supermarket and he loaned my mother some money 20/30$ so she could buy some groceries and he would bust her chops and this last time he was like don’t wait till I die to pay me back !😂,but 2 weeks later he died in this horrible crash I still remember my mother crying loudly when she received the phone call since she was very close to my uncle
My condolences to the both of you on the death of your family members,yes bloodline360 there is a memorial paying respect to the victims of this horrible tragedy,I've gone there the past two years to pay my respects,I was at the bowling alley with my family on that horrible day,it was .08 Miles away from where the Aeromexico jet crashed in the neighborhood,I will never forget that day😢
@@bl00dline360 Yes , his name in the memorial in cerritos. Jaime Ventura😟
Im so sorry to you both.
yes, my sympathies. It’s so abrupt, so out of control, a moment and loved ones are gone. So sorry for your families loss
My brother was an ATC at DFW. When he retired he went to work for the FAA. He was part of the team that developed the software for the TCAS system. He was interviewed by 60 Minutes for an episode detailing the system. His interview for whatever reason didn't make it to the broadcast. He's highly intelligent and when speaking with him it feels like it's way over your head. 🙂
@@jbaker7311 I love humans like that. They remind me that without people like them, highly intelligent and extremely hard working, we wouldn’t have the type of society we do have now!
@@jbaker7311 who cares? Omg
@@Deckelmaho1234567889 You must since you read it and felt the need to comment. OMG😆😆
Feels like you're a liar.
@jbaker7311 Did he ever audition to be a contestant on the gameshow "Jeopardy "?
He sounds as though he'd be a whiz on it.
Thanks to all first responders- such a difficult job😢❤
I feel so sorry for Walter White. So much was not in his favor that day. My former husband was directed directly into the path of another aircraft on final into Chicago. He always counted the planes in line, knew something was off, looked around and saw United coming right at him. He changed course and United passed over him. That was in the 1970s.
The contrast between the peoples story's of the crash and the breaking bad shitposting is fucking great
Rookie controller, a very complex airspace, and dealing with an unrelated GA idiot which distracted his attention at the worst possible time.
Yeah I feel so bad. The guilt must have been immense.
This job would be too much pressure for me.
Yep, one job I would never want.
No worries today--FFA is focused on a safe inclusive (meaning exclusive) comfortable work environment *at the FAA.*
Airline safety no longer in mission statement.
PTSD for sure 😢
Can you imagine Southpark's Tweek in this job?
I won't be the same humble laughing individual doing this job, extremely stressful
This woman’s family was a part of our family. Her husband Frank E was on my Husband’s construction crew with SCE. Frank was such a good family man! His family spent time in the Sierra’s, with us and the entire crew, where the SCE crew were working at the time. He had a loving family. His children, 3 sons and a beautiful daughter, were respectful and fun to be around. My husband Frank H. and I were watching TV on August 31, 1986 when the news cut in about the plane crash. We knew Frank E lived in Cerritos. Another crew member called us and said it was Frank E’s neighborhood that was struck by the fallen plane. We were crushed when we received the news it was Frank E’s house that was hit the hardest. We saw on the news his 15 year old son had cameras and microphones shoved in his grief stricken face, by news crews. He had just escaped out his window, when the plane hit. Our hearts were broken. Mrs. E lost half her family that day. We will never forget Frank E and his family, and that tragic day. I haven’t seen Mrs. E since my husband Frank H organized a SCE memorial for her family’s loss. Mrs. E and her two surviving sons are forever in our hearts!
My dad took me up on the Carmenita bridge over the 91 to see what was happening when we lived in Hawaiian Gardens. I think a lot of people showed up to help and weren't ready for what they saw. This incident is in my thoughts often. I live in Norwalk now, and I fly domestic quite a bit for work and I am thankful for the technology that was developed as a result of this incident.
No, planes still fall 😄.
I remember this day very well. I still live in and work in Cerritos and will never forget this tragic day.
My mom was scheduled to be on that flight on her return yearly trip to Mexico. She worked at an elementary school and would vacation there during the summer. She had to cancel her flight due to sudden illness. The void from the time we heard about the crash, until we learned of her well being was something else. Our prayers have gone out to all else hurt by that event.
I was 15 and living in Southern California. We were on the 91 freeway just south of the crash on our way to Long Beach. My father was working homicide bureau for the Los Angeles county sheriff’s department and was part of the investigation. I remember sneaking a peek of the file and the horror I saw kept me from flying until recently. I was actually assigned to the city of Cerritos as a young deputy sheriff and remember seeing the remnants of the crash. God bless all those who lost their lives on that day
Cool story bro
@@Brekstahkid thanks broseph
Dang that’s insane
Wow, I remember that crash. Condolences to those who lost loved ones.
I was raised in Cerritos and had just graduated from Cerritos Elementary a few years earlier. Terrifying, disastrous and heartbreaking..
I was in my Army Reserves uniform, when I heard about this tragedy....I climbed block walls and was on scene before most of the Emergency personnel. I delivered medicines to families in the neighborhood, that could not leave their homes, or if they did, they could not return. later, I worked with the RED CROSS at the local high school, setting up and working the phone banks, going out to local mcdonalds stores, grocery stores, and rounding up donations for the families that were needing to stay at the shelter. the horrible things I saw this day was so bad, that I still to this day have vivid memories of it all.. One man staying at the shelter told me "I was in vietnam, but as bad as that was, I have never seen such horrible sights and smells as this is"
Really a TERRIBLE thing to see and also for the neighborhood people to have to experience.
I THANK GOD THAT I WAS ABLE TO DO AS MUCH AS I DID IN getting into and back out of the crash scene to deliver much needed medicines(child needing insulin, people needing toilet paper or food, etc.) long time ago, but a very real and lasting memory in my psyche. GOD BLESS ALL THOSE WHO HAD ANY EXPERIENCES dealing with this disaster.
I don't think there is anything to thank God for
Our family lost two uncles and a cousin on that flight. They were returning from a fishing trip. Our home was in Artesia and my mother witnessed the smoke from the crash. My mom lost her two brothers and a nephew. Their funerals were held weeks later. I was a pallbearer for my uncle. His casket was so light weight as if it was empty.
I lived in Whittier, I was a young girl, and just arrived int he USA. This incident I will never forget. It was shocking and made a huge impact on me. I had never in my life heard of such a horrific event up until that point. As I recall, many of the firefighters were deeply and permanently traumatized by what they had to deal with. I feel sorry for Walter too. He has had to live with it. May all those who lost their lives rest in peace, and may all those who lost loved ones find their peace. Lots of love, appreciation, and healing to the first responders who had to deal with the devastation. I hope Walter is okay.
I remember that disastrous day and I was living in Los Angeles. I don’t think I’ll ever forget it…
I was 6 years old , lived in the area. My dad worked for McDonnell Douglas aerospace in Long Beach , out of curiosity we drove by that night . Just remember the street blocked off, plane parts .. I was too young to know any better , Crazy to hear the specifics!
Crazy Mc Donell Douglas. I grew up in that area
1986 I worked at always rentals on alondra blvd it was kind of slow that day I saw a flash in the sky then then black smoke we drove to south street carmanita before the fire department I remember seeing parts and fire very sad day
My grandfather Dave was an X-Ray Technician for McDonnell Douglas, first in Santa Monica then later at Long Beach where he ended up retiring. We always lived in Westchester and always worried about a plane going off course and crashing into our neighborhood since we lived just north of the 2 runways on the right.
I was 10yrs old & living in La Palma, which is very close to the accident scene. I remember being in my upstairs bonus room & my dad was outside, doing yard work. My dad heard the two planes collide overhead & yelled out loud. I ran to the window to see & I remember my dad driving us down to the crash sight. The police obviously had everything shut down, however I remember being close enough to see part of the aircraft hanging out of the block wall & onto the street. I realize I was only 10yo, but I’ve managed to remember those moments 38yrs later. To this day, I don’t think my dad & I have ever really talked about it.
I'm from Cerritos CA I lived on 183rd and carmanita. I was 16 when it happened. I will never forget that day.
I lived off Artesia and Shoemaker at that time. I was 16 as well.
@@frontdeskstaff9359 we probably knew each other
Dealing with family death is hard. I lost my mom & grandmother at 12 & I'm 39 currently. I still miss her. NTSB or ATF is their safety, but I can never do their job. I do pray for them because they do, do a lot.
12 is a very crucial tender age, so sorry
This mishap and that of PSA 182 in San Diego will live in my head forever. May all those who lost their lives and those who lost loved ones be at peace.
I really appreciate your factual commentary without constant opinions. These crashes are a vital part of aviation development and history.
This is/was a TV-series, so yeah, written factually.
@@kelseycoyote6576 - yeah, with human collateral damage just like lil' ol' lab rats..expendable.
As terrible as it was and is for the victims and their families, my heart goes out to the first responders that had to witness that and live with it the rest of their lives. With a family member who is in the military and is a first responder, I have seen how seeing things like that can affect someone. It changes you forever. People aren't meant to see things like that. I don't even want to imagine what it would be like to witness something like that on such a massive scale and live with that seared in your memory.
Heartbreaking. I hope the families have found peace
I was in Cerritos not far from where it hit
Scared the life out of me for decades,every time I heard a plane ✈️ fly over
I wouldn’t go on planes at all for years also
So scary 😦
@@mdhh7859 by any chance did you go for debriefing/ counseling?
Well the silver lining is that with each crash, airlines become more safe. New procedures and technology emerge from every accident to make sure it never happens again.
Very Sad, I Got Chills While Watching This Video. My Heart Goes Out To Everyone Who Passed In These Airplanes And To Everybody Affected By This Horrible Incident... 🙏🙏🙏
I was on duty at Los Alamitos Hospital, day shift, as a Respiratory Therapist on that day, we were put on casualty alert, I was thankful we weren't used.
My grandparents lived on the other side of the freeway where this happened, my grandpa took my dad’s bike to go see what happened and managed to get there before paramedics or really anyone showed up there. He described it as seeing the “worst of humanity.” People looting off of the dead for their personal belongings, Houses smashed and destroyed, body parts everywhere. This is a topic that is not brought up in my family because a lot of friends that my family knew where gone. Even I don’t like to talk about it and I wasn’t even there. One of the worst events to ever occur.
Jesus who in their right mind would loot the dead in this
@WLtalamaday bro, that's a lie, obviously
@@Square-ow7oqI hope it is but you’d be surprised by the goblins within some people.
My wife was in a multi car crash on a highway once. People stopped their cars, and ran across the highway not to help, but to steal from the wreckage and victims.
Even looking them in the face as they stole.
I knew someone on the Aeromexico flight and he crashed 4.7 miles away from his home in Norwalk. A 12 minute drive from the crash.
❤😢 I grew up here and was about 14 when it happened..this was the saddest day in the history of Cerritos and Artesia 😢
just now found out about this, I left the area in 1983. This was less than a mile from my house and I had friends in the neighborhood same street. Lost touch of everyone when I left. To me this just happened 7/30/24. No one told me anything about this WTF. I'm in tears and speechless.
Where have you been living under a rock.
Same. Born and raised in San Diego. Never heard about this til this video popped up. Back in 86 so been a few years. I was 16 and probably at the mall or roller rink.
It was on local and national news. It wasn't easy to miss.
I’m sorry. 😢
@@angelic7007I'm guessing you were raised under a rock
I lived a couple blocks away. I was 8yrs old. was playing out in the front yard then heard a loud "BOOM" I felt it in my chest. my dad and I thought the gas station had blown up. we went to check it out . as we got into the car I remember seeing black ash falling on our drive way. I'll never forget as we drove by Carmenita Jr High - I saw huge chunks of burnt insulation from the plane falling on the field (didn't know it was from the plane at the time) - we never got close as a block away from the crash site as the streets were jammed and people getting out of their cars. all we saw was the black smoke rising. went back home and turned on the tv then that's when we found out it was a plane crash.
@villain1275 That would be the Arco gas station. Now a post office 🤨 Or the Union 76 or the Shell?
We were on the 91 freeway, coming home from the weekend at Big Bear, and saw the explosion(s). We saw two massive fireballs, one right after the other, followed by the biggest, thickest cloud of black smoke I've ever seen in person. We had no idea what was going on, just that a bunch of homes were suddenly on fire. The freeway was packed, as it always was at that point in time. We just wanted to get the heck away, not knowing what else was going to explode. The fire was SO intense, all of those houses lit up so fast. We didn't find out until we got home and turned on the TV that a plane had crashed.
I was 16 and living in Artesia when this happened had a lot of friends who lived in the crash area and they would find body parts and pieces of aircraft on their property. We drove by on the 91 and the area was devastated.
I hope wherever Walter is today he has found peace. I feel so bad for the guy. Two planes flew into his airspace without permission or notice and the only reason he didn't notice the one was because he was too distracted trying to get the other one out. It's fucked up because it was totally never even his fault.
Yeah definitely it was not his fault. It was just that kind of a day!
I lived in Cerritos about 1/2 mile from this crash site. My daughter and i had just left home on our way to Los Angeles on the 91 fwy. My family was frantic when they couldn't reach us (we didn't have cell phones back then). We saw smoke in the distance behind us and heard on the radio what had happened 😮😢
Target fixation played a big role in this accident. The DC-9 crew were running their checklists, checking their instruments, listening to ATC and probably weren't paying any attention to what was going on outside their window. The Cherokee pilot was quite clearly lost and was fixated in determining where he was, he was probably so fixated on trying to find a landmark that he was not even looking in the right direction. The controller became so fixated on the violator that he did spot that he never noticed the other one.
And at the speeds modern aircraft do, the odds are against you spotting a potential collision before it's too late even if you are paying attention to the view outside of the window.
That is a day I will never forget. I heard a "boom" Shortly after that while I was looking out my bedroom window, I saw the Aeromexico jet hit the ground. It went right over my house. I lived 3 streets to the north of the crash. A part of the tail section hit the house across the street from me. The amount of traffic in the neighborhood was so bad from people coming to see what had happened.
We were at a house in Cerritos and My parents packed us up ! we drove a few miles and parked on the side of a freeway (there were hundreds of people parked on the side of the freeway ) and saw the fire and chaos ! crazy 😪😪😫😫
I was on the 91 freeway heading to LAX when the plane went down. I was about 5 miles away and I didn't see the plane but I saw the first smoke plume rise up from that neighborhood. My buddy was working just a block from the crash at a collection center for JC Penny.. He was so close his office building shook. It was a sad day.
That make cry I remember . I was in cerritos mall when that happened. My mom's neighbor family were in the plane.
I lived in Downey at the time, in high school. I remember some of the kids got on their bikes and rode over to Cerritos, which isn't too far from us.
@@expsterm1 I was a 15 and a Downey High student at the time as well. Will never forget that day as well. After this incident, it was always on my mind that we were living in the path of these aircraft on approach to LAX.
How do you do such good reenactments? So REAL
As a big time fan of Breaking Bad, and i lived literaly right next to Cerritos and I cant believe I never knew all of this.
@itsthedude6155 I was 14 when this happened and my family was glued to the TV because we thought a family member was on that Aeromexico flight. Many years later, the accident was brought back to me in vivid detail when I watched those season 2 episodes. I didn’t realize the ATCs name was Walter White until I saw this Mayday episode. Gave me chills.
My 6 year old daughter saw the planes collide from our front yard. Very traumatic!
Air controllers it’s some of the most stressful jobs outhere
I love this show, I watch it when it's on TV
My cousin lost her in-laws in that crash. They were American Indian (Yakatoonha family) They were in one of the houses. For some reason there names were never mentioned The Indian community lost a great family that day.
The name was Howard Yakatoonapa spelled wrong I was never able to spell it correctly.
I live in Cerritos and I was at the crash location within hour or so. There were thousands of people wanting to see the crash site. It was like a zoo with so many people wanting to see what happened. Immediate area was blocked off but you can still get kind of close to the site. I remember seeing flesh or chunks of flesh everywhere. I saw the small plane with legs sticking up and I believe they were decapitated. I had nightmares after seeing all that. I wish I would've never went there. Still brings me the chills. Rest in Peace everyone that lost their lives.
I lived in Cypress but worked in Cerritos when this horrible crash happened. I purposely stayed away from the area and to this day have never gone by. I'm so sorry you saw any of it.
A friend had a similar experience in San Diego that he described (without details) just telling me the story of this jet crashing in his neighborhood. It was clearly something he wished he could unsee.
Yes, I was wondering what exactly were the circumstances of the crash of the small plane, as the entirety of that one wing was just covered in blood.
@@mellowmoods8393 I was told they were decapitated. I remember seeing legs sticking up and blood all over the wing.
@@byunglee6038 Yes, that makes sense, as the small plane sliced off the tail section of the DC9 which in turn probably sliced through THEM. Terrible circumstances all the way around,.
My mom I guess had come home when this happened, she described to me how grusome everything was including plane parts EVERYWHERE.
Back then a good friend of mine"s mother worked as the photo developer for the Cerritos Police Dept. She had copies of all the police photos of the crash site before any clean up or covering took place. He showed them to me.
@@joeadd5911 He should have been fired.
@@joeadd5911 There was no Cerritos Police Dept. That would be the LA County Sheriff's.
"A stylish and swift Piper Cherokee". Those must be parked out behind the hangars, most of the PA-28s Ive flown (including the Arrow) I keep tapping the airspeed indicator to see if its stuck.
I remember it terribly well. My parents were at the fabric store, at Carmenita and Alondra. They heard the explosion! Could see all the bodies laying across Carmenita! There was a man on his roof watering it down because of debris that landed on it. It really rocked our world, we lived only 6 miles away!
This is terrible! I feel so bad for all the people who lost their lives or lost loved ones.
my sisters & I were outside on our driveway that afternoon. it was a clear beautiful day. we were getting ready to go somewhere. we saw the airplane go down, crashing into the neighborhood.
My brother was a firefighter on the scene. So much devestation.
Horrible tragedy, I used to live right under the air traffic in South gate right by century blvd, and was always scared that a plane would someday fall but I never knew this had already happened around the time I was born!
I remember hearing about this. I lived in LA at the time and remember hearing about the plane crashing into houses in Cerritos, killing people in their homes. I don’t know how anyone living in the area at the time hadn’t heard of the crash, it was all over the news.
I moved to Cerritos in 99, so I wasn't aware of this until years later. I heard it was pretty horrific though.
We lived on the same street about 8 houses down right between Aeromexico crash site and Elementary school small plane crash site. They had found plane debris in our yard and on roof. It was like a war zone extreme heat and burning fuel smell and smoke. For few days we were cordoned off and could not leave the area due to health hazard and NTSB clearance. May all the victims souls find eternal peace and God bless their souls and families who were left behind. I have never seen horrific tragedy like this ever in my life.
My father and his siblings helped clean up after the accident. It was a very traumatic experience.
RIP TO EVERYONE WHOM PASSED AWAY
something about this crash is particularly horrific. maybe its the variety of loss of life or the careless way the Grumman pilot seem oblivious . really just awful.
38:07 always surprised that footage made it onto tv. Pretty grizzly honestly.
I don't see anything, just the plane and the yellow covers tho?
@@KJM3SMG the wing covered in what I’m pretty sure is blood
Yeah, that's a lot of blood on the right wing I'm guessing from decapitation(s).
No that’s definitely blood look at 26:50 on the side of the Cherokee that’s blood spray
Just landed at LAX a few days ago, it's really crazy how FAST another plane can just zip by, I saw a few be it at safe distances and altitudes from us, but you would only have a few seconds to recognize a collision visually and by the time you react it would be too late.
Every 2 minutes at John Wayne. I'm sure LAX is even closer.
I had flown to Cancun on that same plane and two weeks after I was home crash it happened , how very very sad it was
When someone named Walter White is my air traffic controller, I pay close attention.
😂
This case, is actually referenced in Breaking Bad.
Wayfarer 515 would like a word with you.
He's still a controller just not lax he's in Santa Barbara keeping track of small airplanes
Say My Name
There's a memorial for the people lost in this event at the cerritos sculpture garden on 183rd street. I never heard about this until i happened upon the memorial. Turns out my sister-in-law was on the freeway and witnessed the crash when it happened.
My father was working that day, stationed at LA. CO. #35 on Artesia Blvd. The station sits just around the corner from the accident location on Carmenita. He was on the first 3-man engine to greet the fuselage on Carmenita. He described the screen as horrific. I did not see him for five (5) days due to the extensive clean-up that was necessary. Very disturbing for many people.
@@jerry505N That would be Station # 25....
@@jerry505N Next to Boy's 🍔
@@bak2812 I see the issue. Engine/Truck Station #25 was on their way back to Pico Rivera and was the first on scene. Engine #35 Station #35 was first to Carmenita from Artesia Blvd. Station #35 is located at13717 Artesia Blvd., Cerritos, CA 90703
I remember this, i was 7. Was at church in Norwalk when this happened, scary RIP to all involved.
Ive always wondered why they dont add a giant parachute for a plane that motor fails or has some kind a failure falling out the sky?
Some do…
Unfortunately a parachuting plane that lands over a residential area would still cause considerable damage, and a parachute wouldn’t let it have enough speed to keep flying to an airport
I heard this tragedy from my mom lived in this city, who had a girl friend whose house was one of the hit by airplane. That morning the friend suddenly felt so uneasy, had a strange feeling to leave the house. So the whole family went out had a short trip. When they came back, the house was Totally damaged with all debris everywhere, however the porcelain Goddess ( I think Buda ?) they worshiped every day was standing high on a broken platform. She is the ONLY thing intact in ONE piece there, while the refrigerator fell on her side. That was a real interesting story, and made me think there is/are someone up there !
Until that day, things like this only happened far away to strangers. I went to Cerritos College, was a city hall intern, and knew the area well. I lived a mile from that street and only moved away the year before. Surreal.
Weirdly, in 2019 videos about the event or residents were nearly nonexistent. Odd and sad . . like it was forgotten about. Only an affected resident's channel with a collection of fascinating VHS videos showing his family & neighbors in '86, now gone. On 7/6/24 Mayday posted this old episode from 2006 and the views are through the roof. Crazy that nearly _FORTY YEARS_ have passed.
Plane parts all over my house. Neighbors dead...will NEVER forget.
Those of us who remember.. it's always been a concern while flying
This is crazy cause I live in Cerritos in the exact city this happened in
I was living in Bellflower CA. When this happened. Only about five miles away from the crash site .
I grew up in Cerritos only a few blocks away. That morning, my little sister ran around the house trying to wake everyone up saying she saw a giant bird fall from the sky and made a big boom. We got up and looked out the window to see the billowing smoke column ride up into the sky. It was in the direction of our relatives’ house, luckily they answered the phone and were fine. We used to trick or treat in that neighborhood every year before the crash. It was heartbreaking to see the aftermath when our parents drove by after the roads reopened. I later learned that some classmates were on that flight. RIP to all the lost souls.
I'm glad they came up with technology to reduce the chances of this happening again.
I lived in Norwalk at that time and I remember the news stating that people were taking jewelry, money etcetera from the dead bodies
😢
@@eddievanlingen1935 and their karma got them for such a high hideous act
wow! I can't believe it this happen when I was coming home from a grocery in orange county, and the plane just miss my house about just few block away. The small plane crash in Cerritos elementary school. Bring me back so many memories and I can remember that the next day I rode my bike around the neighborhood and I would found people body park and piece of clothing.
I remember this and it was on the News so sad this happened. I was married at the time and when seeing it on the News I was crying.
I have to swing by the area, never new something so catastrophic happened so close to me ..
I'll never forget this day. I was on the west bound 91 right fefore Carnenita on my way to Orlie's Hydraulics in Whittier when I heard the boom and saw the ball of fire. This is the first of two plain crashes I have witnessed. The second was the small plain crash at the Santa Ana automall off the 55 fwy where Rich Snyder, president of In-N-Out and 4 others died. My brother and I were at the scene before anyone else.
@@benjaminmartinez515 Crazy just read about In and Out plane crash today. Learned about the crash from my cousin while at In and Out. I was six at the the time of plane crash crazy it's been almost 40 years since that tragic accident
I lived and went to middle school in area near LAX. I remember being extra alert if an airplane past by. Because, of this incident and 9/11 Terrorist attack, I dont travel on airplanes anymore.
So crazy. I can remember it like it was yesterday. I lived by Brookhaven Park, I got grounded that weekend and I was sent across the street and all I remember was hearing this loud boom looking up seeing the planes go down, and running up and down the hill I go, once at the bottom I can’t believe what I’m seeing all the destruction everywhere, everything on fire, people burning, cars on there side, your yelling and screaming for anyone to hear you looking to see anything your eyes burning from the smoke your gagging from the smell. Crying from what you’re seeing. It was one of the worst things my 17 year old self could handle and all I could do was pray.
I lived in Buena Park CA and was outside and saw this jetliner crash. I got in my car and raced over there to see I couldn't believe how messed up it was.
Unfortunately there has been more mid-air collisions in the United States. I’m sure this episode was shot after they started using the disruptive solutions process. I hope we continue to learn and grow from these tragedies so they can be prevented in the future.
Miss my old city and friends at Cerritos High class 94
I was 11 years old on this day and my Uncle was in town from Boston my Dad was a Pilot out of Long Beach. My Uncle was on a exploratory flight at Long Beach Airport to see if he would like to learn to become a Pilot. So the flight was over and we were driving back to the house we lived not far from Cerritos and we saw a Black cloud just east of us so they had me turn the Scanner on and we heard the tower and a plane confirm a large looked to be a DC9 went down as we pulled in the area. We got out of the car and walked a few houses there was a cylinder head stuck in the front yard of a house and a guy was standing there and I think he said one also or parts came through the roof of his house. At that moment Fire trucks were pulling up and a Police officer told everyone to not touch it. we walked a few more houses around the corner and every thing was on fire and I remember a lady that was screaming and someone came over to her. I was told to get over here from my Father and I didn't realize I was a house or two from him and my Uncle I remember the smell. I don't Remember a lot of body parts but that could just be a way I coped with it. My dad feels bad that we went to this even today it something that we don't talk about. I seen some bad thinks being A truck Driver for over 10 years and a Railroader for over 13 years but that day in Cerritos was a mess.
Wow this is so sad. Guess rich people are annoying on the ground and in the air too.
Walter White quit & became a high school chemistry teacher instead.
Don't think so. I worked with him starting 1994 or so at the new super TRACON in San Diego. He was a staff specialist.
@@MichaelJHall-wy3yd The joke is Walter White is what inspired the name of Heisenburg from Breaking Bad
Getting so Annoyed With These Pilots and Small Planes Thinking They Can Fly Wherever They Want....Always in The Wrong Flight Path Causing Problems and Even TRAGEDIES
One of the worst mid air collisions in our nations history. Glad that tcas now exists to help prevent mid air collisions.
«I am not in the control tower, Skyler. I AM the control tower.» - Walter White, probably.
Anyone else remember the Cerritos auto square commercials lol if you lived in this area roughly and watched tv they always played commercials for car dealers in the "Cerritos Auto Square!!' lol this is crazy though 4 years before I was alive so I hadn't even heard this one and I lived right there!
I saw the collision and the airliner falling, there was a large puff of smoke and then could see sunlight flashing off the airplane as it fell, never saw the small plane in the air but saw it in a school yard later where it had crashed. Did not go to the main crash site because I knew it would be a terrible sight to see.
By flying into the Los Angeles Terminal Control Area, William Kramer caused this mid-air collision. Very sad. 😔 The air controller should not have blamed himself.