Boeing 707 N726PA
26 July 1962 · Amsterdam, Europe · Serious injuries
Summary
On 26 July 1962 at about 16:36 local time, a Boeing 707 registered N726PA, operated by Pan American World Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Amsterdam, Europe. 88 people were on board and 18 were seriously injured, 14 had minor injuries. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:36
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Amsterdam, Europe
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 707
- Registration
- N726PA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Pan American World Airways, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Dusseldorf, Germany → Jamaica, Ny
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0066
People
18 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 56 |
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
INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF HOLLAND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 707 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jun 1962 | Boeing 707 | San Juan, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1962 | Boeing 707 | Kingston, Other-Foreign Countries | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 May 1962 | Boeing 707 | Unionville, Missouri, United States | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 45 |
| 27 Apr 1962 | Boeing 707 | Manila, Other-Foreign Countries | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1963 | Boeing 707 | Elkton, Maryland, United States | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 81 |
| 18 Apr 1963 | Boeing 707 | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jul 1962 | Douglas DC-8 | Bombay India, Europe | Alitalia | Fatal | 94 |
| 23 Nov 1964 | Boeing 707 331 | Rome Italy, Europe | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 48 |
| 26 Apr 1964 | Hughes 269A | Madrid Spain, Europe | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1964 | Helio H-395 | Agrinion Greece, Europe | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 1964 | Hiller 12B | Thermi Greece, Europe | Executive | No injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 1964 | Taylorcraft BC-12D | Nellingen Germany, Europe | - | No injuries | - |