Pan Am Flight 759
N4737, the aircraft involved, pictured in May 1982, two months before the accident. | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | July 9, 1982 |
| Summary | Crashed on takeoff due to microburst-induced wind shear |
| Site | Near New Orleans International Airport, Kenner, Louisiana, United States 29°59′15″N 90°14′08″W / 29.98750°N 90.23556°W |
| Total fatalities | 153 |
| Total injuries | 4 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 727-235 |
| Aircraft name | Clipper Defiance |
| Operator | Pan Am |
| IATA flight No. | PA759 |
| ICAO flight No. | PAA759 |
| Call sign | CLIPPER 759 |
| 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 regularly scheduled domestic passenger flight from Miami to San Diego, with en route stops in New Orleans and Las Vegas. On July 9, 1982, the Boeing 727 flying this route crashed in the New Orleans suburb of Kenner after being forced down by a microburst shortly after takeoff. All 145 on board, as well as eight people on the ground, were killed.