Clipper Rising Sun 07/25/1971 Boeing B-707 (N461PA)
Location: Manila, Philippines
3 Aboard / 3 Fatal
The aircraft descended too low on approach and hit a mountain.
Clipper
America 07/30/1971 Boeing B-747(N747PA)
Location:
San Francisco, California
TIME: c 15:28
Flight:
845
210
Aboard / 0 Fatal
The
aircraft struck approach lights at the departure end of runway during
takeoff. Miscalculation of available runway length and takeoff speed by
crew. Erroneous information from the dispatcher. The aircraft was named
Clipper America.
Clipper Winged Racer 07/22/1973 Boeing B-707-321B(N417PA)
Location: Off Papeete, Tahiti Time:
22:06
Flight: 816
Route: Papeete -
Honolulu
Year
of Delivery: 1966
78 Aboard / 78 Fatal (one possible survivor)
The aircraft crashed
30 seconds after takeoff from Faa Airport into the ocean. Cause
unknown. It is possible an instrument failure diverted the crews
attention during a turn.
Clipper
Titian 11/03/1973 Boeing B-707-321C(N458PA)
Location:
Boston, Massachusetts Time:
09:39
Flight:
160
Route:
New York City - Prestwick
3
Aboard / 3 Fatal
Smoke in
the cockpit and uncontrollable fire caused by spillage of nitric acid on
sawdust packing in the cargo hold.
 Clipper
Celestial 12/17/1973 Boeing B-707-321A(N407PA)
Location: Rome,
Italy Time: 13:00
Route: Rome - Beirut
177 Aboard / 30
Fatal
Two phosphorus bombs
thrown into the aircraft ready for departure. The
terrorists were arrested and found guilty.
Clipper
Radiant 01/30/1974
Boeing B-707-321B(N454PA)
Location:
Pango Pango, U.S. Samoa Time:
23:41
Flight:
806
101
Aboard / 97 Fatal
The
aircraft crashed and burned while making ILS approach to Pango Pango
International Airport. There was a failure of the crew to correct an
excessive rate of descent causing the aircraft to fly into trees short
of the runway. Windshear. Most aboard the aircraft were not injured by
the crash but succumbed to fire and panic afterwards.
 Clipper
Climax 04/22/1974 Boeing
B-707-321B(N446PA)
Location: Grogak, Bali, Indonesia Time: 22:26
Flight:
812
Route:
Hong Kong - Denpasar
107
Aboard / 107 Fatal
The
aircraft was on a flight from Hong Kong to Denpassar, Bali. While on
approach, the plane crashed into Mt. Mesehe at 4,000 ft. killing all
aboard. Premature execution of a right hand turn to join the 263 degrees
outbound track which was based on the indication given by only one of
the ADFs while the other one was still in steady condition. External or
internal interference causing an incorrect indication from the automatic
direction finder.
Clipper
Victor 03/27/1977 Boeing B-747-121(N736PA)
Location: Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain Time: 17:07
Pan
American World Airways / KLM Flight: 1736/4805
Route:
Tenerife - Las Palmas / Tenerife - Las Palmas
Boeing
B-747-121 / Boeing B-747-206B
Aboard
644 / Fatal 583
Both
aircraft were diverted to Tenerife because of a bombing at Las Palmas
Airport. After an extended delay, both planes were instructed to back
track up the runway. The KLM plane reached its takeoff point while the
Pan Am plane was still on the runway. The Pan Am plane continued up the
runway missing the taxiway turnout. There was heavy fog on the runway.
The KLM plane began its takeoff roll without permission with the Pan Am
plane still on the runway. The KLM plane hit the Pan Am plane just as it
was taking off. Both planes burst into flames. This was the worst death
toll in aviation history. KLM 234 + 14 crew, Pan Am 326 + 9 crew killed.
Clipper
Defiance 07/09/1982 Boeing B-727-235(N4737)
Location:
Kenner, Louisiana Time: 16:09
Flight:
759
Route:
New Orleans - Las Vegas
Year
of Delivery: 1968
145
Aboard / 153 Fatal (8 on ground)
The
aircraft crashed during a thunderstorm, 29 seconds after taking off from
New Orleans International Airport. The plane reached an altitude of 95
to 150 feet and then began to descend and crashed into trees and houses
bursting into flames. Microburst induced windshear. Limited capability of
current ground-based low-level windshear detection technology.
Clipper
Empress of the Seas 09/05/1986 Boeing B-747(N656PA)
Location:
Karachi, Pakistan
383
Aboard / 16 Fatal
Hijacking. Sixteen passengers
killed while on ground.
Clipper
Maid of the Seas 12/21/1988 Boeing B-747-121A(N739PA)
Location: Lockerbie, Scotland Time: 18:56
Flight:
103
Route:
London - New York City
Year
of Delivery: 1970
259
Aboard / 270 Fatal (11 on the ground)
The
airliner disappeared from radar shortly after leveling off at FL 310
while on a flight from Heathrow Airport, London, to New York. Detonation of an explosive device in the forward
cargo area caused the
aircraft to break up into two main sections. The nose section of
the aircraft tore away from the aircraft. The fuselage continued flight
for 13 miles, impacting the village of Lockerbie, Scotland. The
total search area spanned 845 square miles and debris turned up as far
as 80 miles from Lockerbie. Lybian
terrorists are suspected of bombing the London - New York flight.
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