Call for TCAS
Aug. 31, 1986 -- Just before noon a Piper Archer departed Torrance, Calif., on a VFR flight to nearby Big Bear. After takeoff, the pilot turned east, with his transponder squawking 1200. Meanwhile, Aeromexico Flight 498, a Douglas DC-9, was being vectored for an ILS approach to Los Angeles...
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