Pan Am Flight 759

Pan Am Flight 759 was a domestic flight from Miami to San Diego with stopovers at New Orleans and Las Vegas, the plane was operated by a Boeing 727 with 145 people on-board. On July 9, 1982 the plane as forced down by a microburst shortly after takeoff, and crashed into a suburb of Kenner. All 145 people on-board the plane along with eight more on the ground died in the crash.

Pan Am Flight 759

A Pan Am Boeing 727-200 similar to the aircraft involved in the accident.
Accident
Date	9 July 1982
Summary	Microburst-induced wind shear
Site	Kenner, Louisiana United States 29°59′15″N 90°14′08″W
Total fatalities	153
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Boeing 727-235
Aircraft name	Clipper Defiance
Operator	Pan Am
Registration	N4737
Flight origin	Miami International Airport
1st stopover	New Orleans Int'l Airport
Last stopover	McCarran Int'l Airport
Destination	San Diego Int’l Airport
Occupants	145
Passengers	138
Crew	7
Fatalities	145
Survivors	0
Ground casualties
Ground fatalities	8
Ground injuries	4

Nationality	Passengers	Crew	Total
United States	98	7	105
Uruguay	11	0	11
Mexico	3	0	3
Canada	1	0	1
Venezuela	1	0	1
France	4	0	4
Jamaica	1	0	1
Yugoslavia	2	0	2
Puerto Rico	3	0	3
Switzerland	4	0	4
United Kingdom	2	0	2
South Korea	8	0	8
West Germany	5	0	5
Belgium	1	0	1
Netherlands	1	0	1
Italy	1	0	1
Hong Kong	4	0	4
Japan	1	0	1
Costa Rica	4	0	4
Australia	2	0	2
Brazil	7	0	7
Panama	1	0	1
Total	138	7	145