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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 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 |