- Date
- July 22, 1973
- Place
- Papeete, FP · PAPEETE,TAHITI, French Polynesia
- Injuries
- 78 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N417PABoeing 707
- Status
- Completed · report June 4, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 189755
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0038 73/7/22 PAPEETE,TAHITI BOEING 707 CR- 10 0 0 SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2207 N417PA PX- 68 1 0 59, 25275 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 8384 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FAAA ARPT OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP AUCKLAND,NEW ZEALAND LOS ANGELES,CALIF PAPEETE,TAHITI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF FRANCE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N417PA
- Reported as
- Boeing 707
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Faaa Arpt
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