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.

Pan Am Flight 759
A Pan Am Boeing 727-200 similar to the aircraft involved in the accident.
Accident
Date9 July 1982
SummaryMicroburst-induced wind shear
SiteKenner, Louisiana
United States
29°59′15″N 90°14′08″W / 29.98750°N 90.23556°W / 29.98750; -90.23556
Total fatalities153
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBoeing 727-235
Aircraft nameClipper Defiance
OperatorPan Am
RegistrationN4737
Flight originMiami International Airport
1st stopoverNew Orleans Int'l Airport
Last stopoverMcCarran Int'l Airport
DestinationSan Diego Int’l Airport
Occupants145
Passengers138
Crew7
Fatalities145
Survivors0
Ground casualties
Ground fatalities8
Ground injuries4


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