Boeing 707 N494PA
12 December 1968 · Caracas, South America · Fatal
Summary
On 12 December 1968 at about 22:02 local time, a Boeing 707 registered N494PA, operated by Pan American World Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Caracas, South America. 51 people were on board and 51 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:02
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Caracas, South America
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 707
- Registration
- N494PA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Pan American World Airways, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- New York, Ny → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0063
People
51 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 51 | 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
INVESTIGATED AND REPORTED BY VENEZUELAN GOVT.PSBL VISUAL ILLUSION CAUSED BY TOWN LGTS ON UPSLOPE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 707 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug 1968 | Boeing 707 | Travis Afbase, California, United States | Flying Tiger Line, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1968 | Boeing 707 | Lafayette, Indiana, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1968 | Boeing 707 | Calcutta, Asia | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 6 |
| 25 Jan 1968 | Boeing 707 | Kandahar, Asia | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1968 | Boeing 707 | No.pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1968 | Boeing 707 | Jfk Intl, New York, United States | Irish | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 1968 | Douglas DC-8 | Quito, South America | Braniff Airways, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 1968 | Boeing 707 | Cachimbo, South America | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1969 | Curtiss Wrt C-46F | Manaus, South America | Carolina Aircr | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1967 | Cessna 182 | Apartado, South America | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Jul 1967 | Bell 47G-4 | Ecuador, South America | Petroleum Heli | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 May 1969 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46F | Barcelona, South America | Kimex, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |