10 More Victims of Air Disaster Are Identified
The Los Angeles County coroner’s office Saturday officially identified 10 more victims of last Sunday’s in-flight collision between an Aeromexico DC-9 and a Piper Cherokee Archer II, including six people who were killed on the ground in Cerritos.
This brings the total number of people officially identified to 29. Coroner’s spokesman Bill Gold said more names will be released as identities are established.
For the record:
12:00 a.m. Sept. 8, 1986 For The Record
Los Angeles Times Monday September 8, 1986 Home Edition Part 1 Page 22 Column 5 Metro Desk 1 inches; 17 words Type of Material: Correction
In Sunday’s editions, The Times incorrectly identified airline passenger Aurea Caro, 24, of Los Angeles as Maria Caro.
Killed on the ground:
Javier Luis Estrada, 16.
Freeman Jackson, 20.
Linda McIllwain, 37.
Sandra Starr, 19.
Howard Yackatooahnipah, 48.
Sharon Yackatooahnipah, 42.
Victims from the airliner:
Maria Caro, 24, of Los Angeles.
Byron West Booker, 54, of Huntington Beach.
Carlos Almada Lopez, 37, of Navojoa, Mexico.
Richard Walsh, 55, of Los Angeles.
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