Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-30 incident near Los Angeles, California, January 10, 1984
On January 10, 1984 at about 9:16 pm local time, a Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-30, registered XAAMF, was involved in an incident near Los Angeles, California (Los Angeles airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under foreign airline rules (Part 129). 4 people had minor injuries; 29 others were unhurt. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 10, 1984 · about 9:16 pm local time
- Place
- Los Angeles, California · Los Angeles
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- 4 people had minor injuries; 29 others were unhurt.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-30 · all DC-9-30s on the register
- Registration
- XAAMF · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · foreign airline rules (Part 129)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AN AEROMEXICO DC-9 ENCOUNTERED WAKE TURBULENCE FROM A TWA L-1011 ON THE APPROACH TO RWY 24L. THE AEROMEXICO ACFT WAS 6 MILES (1 MIN & 10 SEC) BEHIND THE TWA ACFT & 800 FT BELOW ITS GLIDESLOPE AT 6100 FT WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Medical certificate: Class 1
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Maximum gross weight: 109,000 lb
- Seats: 116
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Unknown UNKNOWN (turbojet); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: MTY Monterrey at 3:35 pm
- Destination: LAX Los Angeles CA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 24L
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 260° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: ovct at 30,000 ft
- Temperature: 64°F (18°C), dew point 54°F (12°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 9:48 pm from LAX, 7 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 | 4 | ||
| Passengers | 2 | 25 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under XAAMF the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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