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 / 29.98750°N 90.23556°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 |
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.
| 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 |