Boeing 707 N709PA
8 December 1963 · Elkton, Maryland, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 December 1963 at about 20:59 local time, a Boeing 707 registered N709PA, operated by Pan American World Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Elkton, Maryland, United States. 81 people were on board and 81 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:59
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Elkton, Maryland, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 707
- Registration
- N709PA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Pan American World Airways, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0015
People
81 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
LTNG-INDUCED IGNITION OF FUEL/AIR MIXT, NO.1 RES TANK, WITH EXPLOSIVE DISINTEGRATION OF LT OUTER WG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 707 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr 1963 | Boeing 707 | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1963 | Boeing 707 | Litchfield, Michigan, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1963 | Boeing 707 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1963 | Boeing 707 | McGuire Afbase, New Jersey, United States | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1963 | Boeing 707 | Topeka, Kansas, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 1963 | Boeing 707 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 1963 | Douglas DC-7 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Jan 1963 | Vickers 810 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 8 |
| 3 Feb 1963 | Lockheed 1049H | San Francisco, California, United States | Slick Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 16 Feb 1963 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46F | Puyallup, Washington, United States | Zantop Air Transport | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1963 | Fairchild F-27 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | West Coast Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Feb 1963 | Boeing 720B | Miami, Florida, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 43 |