Pan Am Flight 708
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| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Date | November 15, 1966 |
| Type | Undetermined |
| Site | Near Berlin, Germany |
| Fatalities | 3 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 727-21 |
| Operator | Pan American World Airways |
| Tail number | N317PA |
| Ship name | Clipper München |
| Passengers | 0 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Pan Am Flight 708 was a cargo flight that crashed less than 10 miles west-southwest of Tegel Airport in Berlin, Germany, in the early morning hours of November 15, 1966. The flight was a Boeing 727 (N317PA) routed from Frankfurt to Berlin-Tegel and was on initial approach. All three crew members perished. The cause was undetermined because U.S. investigators were not allowed to survey the accident site or the aircraft remains. The accident site was in the Soviet occupation zone.
[edit] Flight details
Flight 708 usually landed at Tempelhof Airport. But because of runway maintenance at Tegel Airport, Pan Am shifted its flights to Tempelhof. At the time of the accident, weather was poor and it was snowing.
The Soviet authorities returned about 50 percent of the wreckage. Some major components were not returned, including the flight data and cockpit voice recorders, flight control systems, navigation and communication equipment. Some have speculated that the aircraft was shot down.
[edit] External links
- Accident Report (PDF), National Transportation Safety Board
- Accident description, Aviation Safety Network
- Did Pan Am Lose A 727 In Germany?, Airliners.net
- Satellite image of crash location Google Maps
