Boeing B-727 N317PA

15 November 1966 · Berlin, Europe · Fatal

Summary

On 15 November 1966 at about 02:42 local time, a Boeing B-727 registered N317PA, operated by Pan American World Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Berlin, Europe. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 15 November 1966 at 02:42
Classification: Accident
Location: Berlin, Europe
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Boeing B-727
Registration: N317PA
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 3
Operator: Pan American World Airways, Inc.
Phase of flight: Landing
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Weather: IMC
Light: Night (Dark)
NTSB number: 1-0073

People

3 people died.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
3	3	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

N317PA DSNDED BLO CLNC LIMIT.CRASHED IN E GERMANY.US INVESTIGATORS NOT ADMITTED TO ACCIDENT SITE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 1-0073, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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5 Jan 1966	Boeing B-727 N7024U	Sacramento Calif, California, United States no coordinates	Trans World Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
20 Feb 1966	Boeing B-727 N4611	Jacksonville Fla, Florida, United States no coordinates	National Airlines, Inc	No injuries	-
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15 Mar 1966	Boeing B-727 N8015N	Boston Mass, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
19 Mar 1966	Boeing B-727 N7038U	Cheyenne Wyo, Wyoming, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
10 Apr 1966	Boeing B-727 N1994	Fort Worth Tex, Texas, United States no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-

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Other accidents in this area

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
12 Jul 1966	Bell 47G-5 N8574F	Episkopi Greece, Europe no coordinates	Rotor Hellas	No injuries	-
6 Aug 1966	Cessna 172 N9188B	Suffolk England, Europe no coordinates	Bentwood Aero	No injuries	-
9 Sep 1967	Boeing 707 N724PA	Frankfurt, Europe no coordinates	Pan American World Airways, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
13 Jan 1965	Piper PA-28 N7756W	Marheim Germany, Europe no coordinates	Sembach FLG CL	Fatal	4
17 Jan 1965	Cessna 210 N2313F	Stockholm Sweden, Europe no coordinates	Cessna Arcft C	Fatal	3
11 Apr 1965	Piper PA-22 N9825D	Stuttgart Germany, Europe no coordinates	Stuttgart Flyr	Fatal	2

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