- Date
- January 30, 1974
- Place
- Pago Pago, Antarctica · PAGO PAGO, American Samoa
- Injuries
- 96 fatal, 5 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N454PABoeing 707
- Status
- Completed · report January 29, 1975
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79463
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0001 74/1/30 PAGO PAGO,SAMOA BOEING 707 CR- 10 0 0 SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2341 N454PA PX- 86 5 0 52, 17414 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 7414 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PAGO PAGO INTL OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP AUCKLAND,NEW ZEALAND LOS ANGELES,CALIF HONOLULU,HAWAII TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CREW COORDINATION-POOR WEATHER - RAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 1700 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/2 MILE OR LESS RAIN SHOWERS OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 20 13 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- EXCESSIVE RATE OF DESCENT AFTR DH.VISUAL ILLUSIONS PRODUCED BY ENVRNMNT.VASI APPARENTLY NOT USED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N454PA
- Reported as
- Boeing 707
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Pago Pago Intl
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