Pan Am Flight 759
| Pan Am Flight 759 | |
|---|---|
 Identical 727-200 from Pan Am |
|
| Accident summary | |
| Accident type | Loss of control |
| place | 0.9 miles past the end of Runway 10 at New Orleans International Airport , USA |
| date | July 9, 1982 |
| Fatalities | 145 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Fatalities on the ground | 8th |
| Injured on the ground | 9 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 727-235 |
| operator | Pan Am |
| Mark | N4737 |
| Surname | Clipper Defiance |
| Departure airport | Miami International Airport |
| Stopover | New Orleans International Airport |
| Destination airport | McCarran International Airport |
| Passengers | 138 |
| crew | 7th |
| Lists of aviation accidents | |
On July 9, 1982, a Boeing 727 crashed on Pan-Am Flight 759 from Miami to Las Vegas with a stopover in New Orleans shortly after taking off from New Orleans International Airport .
plane
The crashed plane was a 14-year-old Boeing 727-235 with the air vehicle registration number N4737, with three Pratt & Whitney JT8D equipped -7B.
crew
The crew consisted of the 45-year-old captain Kenneth McCullers, the 32-year-old first officer Donald Pierce and the 60-year-old flight engineer Leo Noone.
course
At 4:06 p.m. local time, the Boeing 727 received take-off clearance for runway 10. At 4:08 p.m. the fully loaded aircraft took off and climbed unusually steeply to 100 to 150 feet (30 to 46 meters), then sank despite a 10 ° positive vertical incline, met some trees, rolled to the left and struck at 16:09 finally in Kenner (Louisiana) on. The aircraft and several houses were destroyed or seriously damaged by the impact and the explosion. All 145 inmates and 8 people on the ground died.
root cause
The cause was the entry into wind shear , as a result of which the aircraft first climbed unusually steeply by the headwind , then was pushed down by the downburst and finally had an accident.
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Web links
- Accident report of the NTSB (PDF)
- Accident report N4737, Aviation Safety Network (English)
- Accident summary by Pilotfriend
Individual evidence
- ↑ See Section 1.2 (Injuries to Persons)
- ↑ See Section 5 (Appendix B-Personnel Information)
- ↑ a b Graphic on the course of the accident
- ↑ See section "Synopsis"
Coordinates: 29 ° 59 ′ 15 ″ N , 90 ° 14 ′ 8 ″ W.