Boeing 747 N735PA
15 September 1975 · San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 15 September 1975 at about 02:30 local time, a Boeing 747 registered N735PA, operated by Pan American World Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States. 169 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 02:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 747
- Registration
- N735PA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Pan American World Airways, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Rio D Janiero, Brazil → Jamaica, Ny
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0023
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 169 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 168 |
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
ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE, PASSENGER LEFT LAVATORY THROWN TO FLOOR.LEFT LEG FRACTURED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Dec 1975 | Boeing 747 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Japan Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1975 | Boeing 747 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1975 | Boeing 747 | No.pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1975 | Boeing 747 | 60N 20W, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1975 | Boeing 747 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1975 | Boeing 747 | London, Europe | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1975 | Stinson 108 | Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1975 | Bensen B8M | Ocotillo Wells, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1975 | Cessna 182 | Glenville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1975 | Aero Comdr 1121 | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | Thermonetics I | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1975 | Cessna 177 | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1975 | Bell 206B | St Martinville, Louisiana, United States | Air Marine, Inc | No injuries | - |