Romanian, Weedon, Kesha, 20, Bronx, New York. American, Williams, Brittany Leigh, 2 months, Crown Point, New York American, Williams, Eric Jon, 24, Crown Point, New York. American, Kelly, Julianne Frances, 20, Dedham, Massachusetts. That is certainly true. American, Pagnucco, Robert Italo, 51, South Salem, New York. American, Hawkins, Anthony Lacey, 57, Brooklyn, New York. One story mum shared was that nana took off her wedding ring and offered to give it to my mum and mum said no that's you and dads wedding ring. LaWanna Thomas, 21, Detroit. Although decades have passed, family and friends of those who perished still mourn today as a day of grief that took the lives of 97 people onboard the flight. The flight responded, "That's Charlie." After years of on-again, off-again negotiations, public prognostication, and the long-promised prospect of a new epoch for global travel, the first flight with paying passengers took off to cross the Atlantic. American, Rein, Mark Alan, 44 , New York City. It was cleared to Pago Pago on an IFR flight plan. American, Gareczynnski, Kenneth Raymond, 37 North Brunswick, New Jersey, They had cashed in their position as the world's first truly international airline, operating the famous "Clippers" of flying boat fame, into the leading edge of the airline jet age. I want the surviving relatives to have a document of what happened and to be able to see what its really like in American Samoa.. Ahern, John Michael Gerard, 26, Rockville Center, New York. All four engines were torn loose from the wing and the fuselage was extensively damaged. Contents 1 Aircraft and crew 2 Preceding events 3 Accident description 4 Investigation 5 See also 6 References 7 External links These two call outs would have been worthy of a reprimand a few years earlier. This was the 12th crash of a Pan American World Airways Boeing 707, the 10th due to pilot error. application/pdf And this began my experience for about the next two weeks of trying to manage American interests in a situation like that. PDF/X-3:2002 . At 2340:42, the aircraft crashed into trees at an elevation of 113 feet, and about 3,660 feet short of the runway threshold. American, Quiguvan, Crisostomo Estrella, 43, London, England. American, Owens, Sarah Rebecca, 14, Cherry Hill, New Jersey . American, Marengo, Louis Anthony, 33, Rochester, Michigan. The captain's recognition was hampered by restricted visibility, the illusory effects of a "blackhole" approach, inadequate monitoring of flight instruments, and the failure of the crew to call out descent rate during the last 15 seconds of flight. British, Tanaka, Hidekazu, 26, London, England. Maryland. After the disaster, Pan American was To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. Pan Am was the only operator of the Sikorsky S-42. It was piloted by Captain Leroy Petersen, 52, who had 17,414 hours of pilot time of which 7,416 hours were in the 707. On January 30, 1974, the Boeing 707 Clipper Radiant crashed on approach to Pago Pago International Airport, killing 87 passengers and ten crew members. On April 22, 1974, Pan American Flight 812, a plane known as the Clipper Climax, crashed into the mountainous terrain of Denpasar, Bali, claiming the lives of all 96 passengers and 11 crew members on board, including 26 Americans and 29 Japanese. From 1979 to 1980 the Flying Tiger Line passed Pan Am to become the world's number one air cargo carrier. Amcrican, Cawley, Richard Anthony, 43, New York City. If the change had been made, as good practice would dictate, the first officer could have monitored the approach more efficiently and his navigational display would have been ready for crosscheck by the captain or crossover in case of the failure of the captain's instruments. Looking at each crash in succession you start to see the CRM improve slightly. Moochetta's Fale Kofe & Gifts. The list is not an official one, since it is (for some odd reasons) not possible to copy the official microfilm from Pan Am's office files. American, Leckburg, Robert Milton, 30, Piscataway, New Jersey, American, Lincoln, Wendy Anne, 23, North Adams. In October 1958, the airline's first 707 passenger flight from New York to Paris ushered in the "Jet Set.". Caffarone, Hernan, 28, London, England. Sopo joins family and friends of the victims of the Pam Am 806 crash all remembering their loved ones today. Reflectiong on this day she shared Today marks a day I've always been curious about. It was operated by a Pan Am Boeing 707-321B bearing the registration N417PA and named Clipper Winged Racer. The information was compiled by news services. The first officer replied, "Eight oh six, we're still getting your VOR, the ILS and the lights are showing." [2][1], At 20:14 Flight 806 departed Auckland with 91 passengers For more information to purchase a copy or permission to use this animation on your next case, project, website or TV, contact us at www.trialex.com or 800-591-1123. American, Shastri, Mridula, 24, Oxford, England. It was very hard to go out and go up to the site and spend six hours on the road and two or three hours talking to people at the base next to the mountain. Pan Am was the launch customer for the first US passenger jet, the Boeing 707. American, Hudson, Melina Kristina, 16, Albany, New York. A Pan Am B707-321B, similar to one involved the accident, Airliner accidents and incidents in American Samoa, Aviation accidents and incidents in American Samoa, Accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 707, Airliner accidents and incidents caused by pilot error, Airliner accidents and incidents caused by microbursts, Aviation accidents and incidents in the United States in 1974, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Senate Prez: Why was media banned from Nuu fou SSIC hearing? Pan Am 806, from "Air Crash May" on Twitter. The thrust was well below that normally needed for a stabilized approach, and about 16 seconds before impact, the aircraft started a rapid descent of about 1,500 fpm. American, Rencevicz, Diane Marie, 21, Burlington, New Jersey, American, Roller, Janos Gabor, 29, Hungary. (At right, the memorial to Pan Am flight 812 in Bali. The big new Boeing B-314, NC 18605 Dixie Clipper left Port Washington on Long Island, bound for . HkA5JBB6XAADPFC. Mark Tobin, Hempstead, N.Y., Syracuse group. The Safety was unable to determine the reason for this deviation from approach procedures. A Pan Am 707 plowed through the jungle short of the runway, then burned. A full ILS serves runway 5 at Pago Pago. Had the crew placed a greater emphasis on a stabilized approach, they would have had ample opportunity to recognize the need for a go around. American, Martin, Noel George, 27, Clapton, England. macOS Version 10.15.3 (Build 19D76) Quartz PDFContext Irish, Concannon, Thomas, 51, Banbury, England. This the last communication recorded on the CVR. One passenger passed the next day. The flight was receiving signals from the Localizer and was using the Instrument landing system (ILS) for runway 5. American, Coursey, Willis Larry, 40, San Antonio, Texas. The first officer commented five times during the approach, after the aircraft was within 7.5 nmi of the runway threshold, that he had the runway or the runway lights in sight. Alexander Lowenstein, 21, Morristown, N.J., Syracuse group. First was a very diplomatic "You're a little high." (Closed - Acceptable Action), AMEND 14 CFR 139.55(B)(2) TO PRESCRIBE MINIMUM LEVELS OF MEDICAL SERVICE PROVISIONS SIMILAR TO THOSE PROVIDED FOR IN ADVISORY CIRCULAR 150/5210.2 TO INSURE THAT MASS CASUALTIES RESULTING FROM AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT CAN BE ADEQUATELY HANDLED AND SATISFACTORILY TREATED. Air Force Sgt. American, Root, Hanne Maria, 26, Toronto, Canada. Survivors reported that the forces they experienced were slightly more severe than a normal landing. American, Aicher, Sarah Margaret, 29, London, England. Postaccident flight and ground checks of ILS system, which included the use of a radio theodolite, showed no indication of a system malfunction or out of tolerance condition. Password: Forgot account? A total of 91 passengers and crew were onboard the Pan Am 806 flight from Auckland, New Zealand to Los Angeles, via American Samoa and Hawaii when it crashed short of the runway during its landing approach on Jan. 30, 1974, according to the American Samoa Visitors Bureau, in its January 2014 eNewsletter released over the weekend about the documentary. American, Monetti, Richard Paul, 20, Cherry Hill, New Jersey. The approach controller responded, "Eight- oh six, right. Bolivian, Thomas, Arva Anthony, 17, Detroit, Michigan. American, Owens, Robert Plack, 45, Cherry Hill, New Jersey . 40, Newton, Pennsvlvania. The most common questions is How could a trained staff on a large corporate airline flight fail to carry out their due diligence?. At 23:40:42 the 707 came in contact with trees 3,865 feet (1,178m) short of the runway 5 threshold. The third officer was 43 and had been with the airline since 1966. Pan Am Flight 806 was an international scheduled flight from Auckland, to California, with intermediate stops at Pago Pago, American Samoa and Honolulu. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. That the necessary pitch attitude and thrust changes were not t applied only indicate that the flightcrew was not aware of the high descent rate and the impending crash. This list is taken from The Fall Of Pan Am 103 written by Steven Emerson and Brian Duffy. endstream endobj 160 0 obj [<>] endobj 150 0 obj <> endobj 223 0 obj <> endobj 224 0 obj <> endobj 225 0 obj <> endobj 226 0 obj <> endobj 227 0 obj <> endobj 231 0 obj <> endobj 232 0 obj <> endobj 233 0 obj <> endobj 234 0 obj <> endobj 235 0 obj <> endobj 236 0 obj <> endobj 237 0 obj <> endobj 238 0 obj <> endobj 239 0 obj <> endobj 248 0 obj <> endobj 249 0 obj <> endobj 83 0 obj <>/ExtGState<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageC]/Properties<>/XObject<>>>/Rotate 0/StructParents 0/TrimBox[0 0 378 576]/Type/Page>> endobj 158 0 obj <> endobj 263 0 obj <>stream No one was alive. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. The radio altimeter warning tone then sounded twice.\. The FBI team was there to try to help with identification although to me it didnt seem possible that this could happen. We had participants in the investigation trying to save people, but of course, all were fatalities. 38, Esher, England. At 23:40:35 the first officer stated "Field in sight" then "Turn to your right" followed by "hundred and forty knots." I am sorry if there are any mistakes in spelling of name, age etc. and 10 crewmembers on board with an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan to Pago Pago. American, Asrelsky, Rachel M., 21, New York, NY, American, Atkinson, William Garretson III, 33, London, American, Avoyne, Elisabeth Nicole Marie, Crossy Sur Seine, France, French, Avritt, Jerry Don, Westminster, California, American, Bacciochi, Clare Louise (19), Warwickshire, UK, British, Bainbridge, Harry Michael, 34, Montrose, New York. American, Davis, Shannon, 19, Shelton, Connecticut. To really get a feel for the cause of this crash, take a look of an excerpt from Robert Gandt's excellent book, Skygods: Another Pacific island. The. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article. . There was one I knew well who was waiting at the airport in Denpasar and she wanted to visit the site. The Third officer was James Phillips, 43, with 5,208 total pilot hours of which 4,706 were on the 707 and the flight engineer was Gerry Green, 37, who had 2,399 total hours as both a Flight Engineer and reserve first officer of which 1,444 were on the 707. American, Smith, Mary Edna, 3l, Kalamazoo, Michigan. American, Akerstrom, John David, 34, Medina, Ohio. The crew of 10 and 87 passengers ultimately died as a direct cause of the accident. The captain had at least 12 seconds in which he could have taken action to arrest the descent in time to prevent the accident. The problem with the remains that we did have, and they were substantial several body bags was that the Japanese side, the Shinto Japanese, wanted to see Japanese citizens cremated. This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Networks opinion as to the cause of the accident. American, Boulanger, Nicole Elise. we have had rain here. I never visited the crash site, which apparently took three days ultimately for a U.S. military team to get to and they tried, although the Balinese could get there in about 12 hours. British, Hudson, Sophie Ailette Miriam, 26, Paris, France. The visibility one zero, light rain shower, temperature seven eight. (Closed - Acceptable Action). Pan Am Flight 806 was an international scheduled flight from Auckland, New Zealand, to Los Angeles, California, with intermediate stops at Pago Pago, American Samoa and Honolulu, Hawaii. Argentinian. The CVR readout and the interview with the first officer established that runway was in sight when the aircraft was about 8 nmi from the runway threshold. Stephen Boland, 20, Nashua, N.H., Syracuse group. British. American, Schultz., Thomas Britton, 20, Ridgefield, Conneccticut. En route stops included Pago Pago, American Samoa, and Honolulu, Hawaii. PIERCE: Yes. Today marks the anniversary of the Pan American Flight 806 crash in Pago Pago during the 70s. ), (For airplane aficionados and movie buffs, the Clipper Climax was also known for its brief cameo appearance in the 1971 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, as the aircraft used to deliver the much sought-after shipments of Wonka bars to candy stores around the world.). This page was last edited on 23 April 2022, at 12:30. Suzanne Miazga, Utica, N.Y., Syracuse group. A Pan Am B707-321B, similar to one involved the accident, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pan_Am_Flight_806&oldid=1084253235, Airliner accidents and incidents in American Samoa, Aviation accidents and incidents in American Samoa, Accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 707, Airliner accidents and incidents caused by pilot error, Airliner accidents and incidents caused by microbursts, Aviation accidents and incidents in the United States in 1974, Short description is different from Wikidata, Transport articles needing translation from Russian Wikipedia, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. I can't see them from my position here." On January 30, 1974, the Boeing 707 Clipper Radiant crashed on approach to Pago Pago International Airport, killing 87 passengers and ten crew members. American. Irish, Dornstein, David Scott, 25, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Gift . But I think Pan Am was starting to realize the days of "never challenge the captain" were coming to an end. They were able to reverse this culture and became one of the safest airlines in the world. Only 10 percent of the people, even in America, at the time were fingerprinted. Although Gaines was scheduled to act as First officer on the flight, he had become ill with Laryngitis and as such was replaced by Third Officer Phillips, who acted as First Officer whilst Gaines stayed in the cockpit in the jumpseat. Copyright @ Trial Exhibits, Inc. Sign Up. The windshear was evident by a sharp increase in airspeed and a shallowing of the descent path. African, Smith, Cynthia Joan, 21, Milton, Massachusctts. 1st Lt. George W. Williams, 24, Joppatowne, Md. American, Flick, Clayton Lee, 25, Coventry, England. Following, as issued yester day, by Pan American World Airways, is a list of the Ameri can passengers and of the crew aboard a Boeing 707 that crashed in the Pacific while flying from Tahiti to . American, Woods, Dedera Lynn, 27, Willingboro, New Jersey. Clipper 806 The Anatomy of a Disaster Cross Winds (An Airman's Memoir) Empire of the Air Escape of the Pacific Clipper Fasten Your Seat Belts Flight of the Silver Bird Flight to Anywhere; A Navigator's Life Flying Boats & Spies Flying the Andes Flying the Oceans; A Pilot's Story of Pan Am For Pilot+s Eyes Only 800-591-1123 or www.trialex.com This video is for reference only. American (Indian), Reeves, Anita Lynn, 24, Laurel, Maryland. ,American, Della Ripa, Gabriel, 46, Floral Park, New York. The sound spectogram showed that at this time, the thrust was reduced to apparently correct the high and fast condition. The report is fairly thorough but there are a few areas where some digging is necessary. 8, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, American, Owens, Martha, 44, Cherry Hill, New Jersey. American, Williams, Ceorge Waterson, 34, Joppa, Maryland. Some oddities: A lot of those aboard Pan Am 103 had the age of 20 years. American, Dinardo, Gianfranca, 26, London, England. On the flight deck the windshield wipers were turned on and the flaps were set at the 50 position, which completed the checklists for landing. Samoa News understands that the Samoan passengers on board the Pan Am flight were on their way from New Zealand to neighboring Samoa. Hungarian, Gallagher, Amy Beth, 22, Quebec, Canada. The list is not an official one, since it is (for some odd reasons) not possible to copy the official microfilm from Pan Am's office files. British, Stratis, Elia G., 43, Montvale, New Jersey . 8, Esher, England.