Boeing 707 N454PA
30 January 1974 · Pago Pago, Samoa · Fatal
Summary
On 30 January 1974 at about 23:41 local time, a Boeing 707 registered N454PA, operated by Pan American World Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Pago Pago, Samoa. 101 people were on board and 96 died, 5 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:41
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pago Pago, Samoa
- Nearest airport
- Pago Pago Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 707
- Registration
- N454PA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Pan American World Airways, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Auckland, New Zealand → Los Angeles, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0001
People
96 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | 96 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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
EXCESSIVE RATE OF DESCENT AFTR DH.VISUAL ILLUSIONS PRODUCED BY ENVRNMNT.VASI APPARENTLY NOT USED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jan 1974 | Boeing 707 | Dallas, Texas, United States | Other-Foreign Flag Carrier | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1974 | Boeing 707 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1974 | Boeing 707 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1974 | Boeing 707 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 1974 | Boeing 707 | O'neill, Nebraska, United States | Air France | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1974 | Boeing 707 | Rosewood, Ohio, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1970 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Tau Island, Samoa | Air Capitol In | No injuries | - |
| 19 Dec 1978 | Cessna A188B | PAG0 PAG0, Samoa | Transair Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1978 | Cessna 402 | Upola, Samoa | South Pacific | Fatal | 10 |
| 5 Nov 1979 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Tau, Samoa | South Pacific | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 1981 | Nitsubishi MU-2B | Pago Pago, Samoa | Dick Sawyer | Fatal | 1 |