Boeing 707 321 N716PA
26 March 1965 · Saigon Viet Nam, Asia · No injuries
Summary
On 26 March 1965 at about 00:26 local time, a Boeing 707 321 registered N716PA, operated by Pan American World Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Saigon Viet Nam, Asia. 170 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:26
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Saigon Viet Nam, Asia
- Nearest airport
- Tan Son Nhut
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 707 321
- Registration
- N716PA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Pan American World Airways, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0049
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 |
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
INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF S. VIET NAM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 707 321 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Nov 1965 | Boeing 707 321B | Boston Mass, Massachusetts, United States | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1965 | Boeing 707 321B | San Francisco Cal, California, United States | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jan 1965 | Boeing 707 321C | Bermuda Islands, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1964 | Boeing-707 321C | Los Angeles Calif, California, United States | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Feb 1965 | Dornier DO28B1 | Sam Thong Laos, Asia | Bird and Son | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1965 | Luscombe 8E | Iwakuni Japan, Asia | McAs FLG Club | No injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 1965 | Taylorcraft BC-12D | Yomitan Okinawa, Asia | Kadena AFB FC | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 1965 | Beechcraft C-45H | Bao Trai Vietnam, Asia | Air America | Fatal | 3 |
| 19 Apr 1964 | Beechraft D-18S | Uqayyil Saudia Ar, Asia | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 1964 | Piper PA-18 | Clark Field Pi, Asia | - | No injuries | - |