31 August 1986 - Aeromexico 498

PA-28 N4891F struck the tail of the DC-9 at 6560ft MSL; lost control and crashed in residential area.

COAST = Coast Approach Control LA APP = Los Angeles TRACON (Approach Control) RDO-1 = Radio transmission - Captain CAM = Cockpit Area Microphone CAM-1 = Cockpit Area Microphone - Captain CAM-2 = Cockpit Area Microphone - First Officer COMPANY = Aeromexico Company at Los Angeles IAP @ = Expletive deleted * = Unintelligible word ( ) = Questionable text (( )) = Editorial insertion Communications between Los Angeles Approach and other flights are not included in this transcript. Please refer to the NTSB/AAR-87/07 report for a transcript that includes these communications.
Time	Source	Content
11:41:21	RDO-1	Coast Approach good morning, this is Aeromexico four ninety eight is level one zero thousand
11:41:27	COAST	Aeromexico four ninety eight, Coast Approach good morning, roger one zero thousand proceed direct Seal Beach El Toro altimeter two niner niner six
11:41:35	RDO-1	Direct Seal Beach altimeter two niner niner six
11:42:35	CAM-?	* *
11:43:36	COAST	Aeromexico four ninety eight, cross one zero miles southeast of Seal Beach at and maintain seven thousand
11:43:44	RDO-1	One zero miles seven thousand Aeromexico four ninety eight
11:44:54	RDO-1	Aeromexico four ninety eight is leaving one zero thousand for seven thousand
11:44:58	COAST	Aeromexico four ninety eight roger
11:46:15	CAM-1	They are runways twenty four right and ah left
11:46:46	CAM	((Sound of LAX ATIS starts))
11:46:59	COAST	Aeromexico four ninety eight contact Los Angeles Approach one two four point niner
11:47:03	RDO-1	One two four point niner, good day
11:47:04	CAM	((ATIS ends))
11:47:05	COAST	Good day
11:47:23	CAM-2	--- departure
11:47:24	CAM-1	One seven and twenty four
11:47:28	RDO-1	Los Angeles Approach good morning, this is Aeromexico four sixty four four ninety eight uh we're leaving, we're level one, correction seven thousand
11:47:34	CAM-2	*
11:47:37	CAM-1	Yes man
11:47:39	LA APP	Aeromexico four ninety eight Los Angeles Approach depart Seal Beach three two zero vector ILS two five left final approach, do you have Information Uniform
11:47:46	RDO-1	Affirmative two five left runway
11:47:49	CAM	((Sound similar altitude alert tone))
11:47:50	CAM-2	Two two zero for the runway ---
11:48:09	CAM	((Sound of attendent call tone))
11:48:14	CAM-2	Course two four nine ---
11:48:15	CAM-1	Flight director up
11:48:16	CAM-2	Flight director up
11:48:31	CAM-?	*
11:49:35	RDO-1	Aeromexico *
11:49:40	COMPANY	(Aeromexico four nine eight go ahead)
11:49:41	CAM	((Sound of tone))
11:49:41	COMPANY	* * Aeromexico four ninety eight estimate fifteen minutes, you have assigned gate one hundred and nineteen and ninteen one one nine awaiting your arrival
11:49:52	RDO-1	Thany you (four one) eight nine
11:50:05	CAM	((Unintelligible female voice))
11:50:08	LA APP	Aeromexico four ninety eight, reduce speed to two one zero
11:50:46	LA APP	Aeromexico four ninety eight, taffic ten o'clock one mile northbound, altitude unknown
11:50:50	RDO-1	Roger four ninety eight
11:51:03	LA APP	Aeromexico four ninety eight reduce speed to one niner zero then descend and maintain six thousand
11:51:09	RDO-1	One niner zero an then descend and maintain six thousand
11:51:20	CAM-2	*
11:51:30	CAM-1	Thank you
11:51:44	LA APP	Aeromexico four ninety eight maintain your present speed
11:51:48	RDO-1	Roger Aeromexico four ninety eight uh what speed do you want, we're reducing to two niner to one niner zero
11:51:57	LA APP	Okay, you can hold what you have sir, and we have a change in plans here, stand by
11:52:00	RDO-1	All right we'll maintain one nine --- nine zero
11:52:10	CAM-1	Oh @ this can't be
11:52:18	LA APP	Aeromexico four ninety eight, expect the ILS runway two four right approach localizer frequency is one zero eight point five
11:52:32		((End of tape))

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