Pan Am Flight 816
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Pan Am Flight 816 was an international flight from Auckland, New Zealand, to San Francisco, California, via Tahiti, French Polynesia, and Los Angeles, California. It was operated by a Pan Am Boeing 707-321B bearing the registration N417PA and named Clipper Winged Racer.[1] On July 22, 1973, at 10:06 P.M. local time, the Boeing 707 took off from Faa'a International Airport in Papeete. Thirty seconds after takeoff, the airliner, carrying 79 passengers and crew, crashed into the sea. All occupants except 1 passenger were killed.
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Accident | |
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Date | July 22, 1973 |
Summary | Crashed during takeoff; cause undetermined |
Site | Off Faa'a International Airport, Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia 17°30′56″S 149°35′10″W |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Boeing 707-321B |
Aircraft name | Clipper Winged Racer |
Operator | Pan American World Airways |
Registration | N417PA |
Flight origin | Auckland Airport, New Zealand |
Stopover | Faa'a International Airport, Tahiti, French Polynesia |
1st stopover | Los Angeles International Airport, California, United States |
Destination | San Francisco International Airport, California, United States |
Occupants | 79 |
Passengers | 69 |
Crew | 10 |
Fatalities | 78 |
Injuries | 1 |
Survivors | 1 |
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