Aviation Crash Map

Boeing 707 N726PA

26 July 1962 · Amsterdam, Europe · Serious injuries

Summary

On 26 July 1962 at about 16:36 local time, a Boeing 707 registered N726PA, operated by Pan American World Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Amsterdam, Europe. 88 people were on board and 18 were seriously injured, 14 had minor injuries. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 16:36
Classification
Accident
Location
Amsterdam, Europe
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Boeing 707
Registration
N726PA
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
4
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
Dusseldorf, Germany → Jamaica, Ny
Aircraft damage
Minor
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
1-0066

People

18 people were seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
88 0 18 14 56

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF HOLLAND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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