Boeing 707 N427PA
25 January 1968 · Kandahar, Asia · Serious injuries
Summary
On 25 January 1968 at about 02:05 local time, a Boeing 707 registered N427PA, operated by Pan American World Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Kandahar, Asia. 78 people were on board and 6 were seriously injured, 7 had minor injuries. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kandahar, Asia
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 707
- Registration
- N427PA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Pan American World Airways, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Tehran, Iran → New Delhi, India
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0065
People
6 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 65 |
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 GOVT OF AFGHANISTAN.
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 |
| 12 Dec 1968 | Boeing 707 | Caracas, South America | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 51 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 1968 | Bombardier CL-44 | Saigon, Asia | Airlift International, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1968 | Dornier D0-28 | Nui Sap, Asia | Continental AI | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1968 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46D | Savannakht, Asia | Air America In | Fatal | 26 |
| 18 Dec 1968 | Porter PC-6C | Saigon, Asia | Air America In | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Jun 1968 | Hiller FH1100 | Vientiane, Asia | Continental AI | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1968 | Pilatus PC-6C | Hoi An, Asia | Air America In | Minor injuries | - |