Pan Am Flight 759
aviation accident
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.
![]() A Pan Am Boeing 727-200 similar to the aircraft involved in the accident. | |
Accident | |
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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 |
Nationality | Passengers | Crew | Total |
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98 | 7 | 105 |
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11 | 0 | 11 |
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3 | 0 | 3 |
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1 | 0 | 1 |
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1 | 0 | 1 |
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4 | 0 | 4 |
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1 | 0 | 1 |
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2 | 0 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 3 |
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4 | 0 | 4 |
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2 | 0 | 2 |
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8 | 0 | 8 |
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5 | 0 | 5 |
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1 | 0 | 1 |
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1 | 0 | 1 |
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1 | 0 | 1 |
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4 | 0 | 4 |
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1 | 0 | 1 |
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4 | 0 | 4 |
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2 | 0 | 2 |
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7 | 0 | 7 |
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1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 138 | 7 | 145 |