Boeing 707 N886PA
13 August 1970 · Durazno, South America · Serious injuries
Summary
On 13 August 1970 at about 09:25 local time, a Boeing 707 registered N886PA, operated by Pan American World Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Durazno, South America. 50 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Durazno, South America
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 707
- Registration
- N886PA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Pan American World Airways, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Rio de Janeiro, Braz → Buenos Airies, Arg
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0032
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 |
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
ENTERED TOP OF CLDS ON LETDOWN. SEAT BELT SIGN ON. INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF URUGUAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 707 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 1970 | Boeing 707 | Dubuque, Iowa, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Dec 1970 | Boeing 707 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 1970 | Boeing 707 | Janesville, Wisconsin, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 1970 | Boeing 707 | Stockton, California, United States | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1970 | Boeing 707 | No.pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes | Braniff Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1970 | Boeing 707 | No.pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jun 1970 | Lockheed 1049G | La Rioja, South America | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1969 | Curtiss Wrt C-46F | Manaus, South America | Carolina Aircr | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 1969 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46F | Barcelona, South America | Kimex, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Dec 1968 | Boeing 707 | Caracas, South America | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 51 |
| 23 Apr 1968 | Douglas DC-8 | Quito, South America | Braniff Airways, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1972 | Douglas DC-3 | Pivijay, South America | Acme Leasing C | No injuries | - |