Nicole Boulanger, 21, Shrewsbury, Mass., Syracuse group. British, Shapiro, Amy Elizabeth, 21, Stamford, Conneccticut. We had the FEIA Flight Engineers [International Association]. Related Pages. American, Hudson, Melina Kristina, 16, Albany, New York. Seconds later, the first officer stated, "Turn to your right," followed by "hundred and forty knots." American, Kosmowski, Gregory, 40, MiIford, Michigan. Amcrican, Cawley, Richard Anthony, 43, New York City. 800-591-1123 or www.trialex.com This video is for reference only. In order to requalify in the B-707, he made three takeoffs and landings on January 19, 1974. 1st Lt. George W. Williams, 24, Joppatowne, Md. The next 20 minutes of the radio conversation between the flight crew and the controller was recorded. He reported the field in sight and said that they were at 140 kts. But I think this kind of culture beats other members of the cockpit crew to the point they stop actively monitoring because there is often very little to gain from doing so. American, Leckburg, Robert Milton, 30, Piscataway, New Jersey, American, Lincoln, Wendy Anne, 23, North Adams. Many lived in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania. 2021-09-17T10:54:06-04:00 On January 30, 1974, the Boeing 707 Clipper Radiant crashed on approach to Pago Pago International Airport, killing 87 passengers and ten crew members. 30, Bristol, England, American, Mack, William Edward, 30, New York City American, Malicote, Douglas Eugene, 22, Lebanon, Ohio. 1. By the 1950s, Pan Am offered "around the world" service and its brand was as familiar abroad as Coca-Cola. British, Hill, Alfred, 29, Sonthofen, West Germany. American, Curry, Joseph Patrick, 31, Fort Devens, Massachusetts. At 23:40:22, the first officer stated, "You're a little high." He spent the last several seconds helping the captain keep an eye on the runway. British. American, Phillips, Frederick Sandford, 27, Little Rock, Arkansas. American, Stinnett, Michael Gary, 26, Duncanville, Texas. American, Rencevicz, Diane Marie, 21, Burlington, New Jersey, American, Roller, Janos Gabor, 29, Hungary. It was operated by a Pan Am Boeing 707-321B bearing the registration N417PA and named Clipper Winged Racer. American, Thomas, Jonathan Ryan, 2 months, Southfield, Michigan. It was operated by a Pan Am Boeing 707-321B bearing the registration N417PA and named Clipper Winged Racer. The ILS glide slope is installed at a descent angle of 3 and is not usable below 138 feet because of the effects of the irregular signal reliability. The S-40 introduced the famous 'Clipper' names that the airline continued to use into the jet age. En route stops included Pago Pago, American Samoa, and Honolulu, Hawaii. [2], At 23:34 the flight had descended to 5,500 feet (1,700m) and captured the 226 degree radial of the Pago Pago VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) and were flying the reciprocal heading of 46 degrees. Argentinian, Canady, Valerie, 25, Morgantown, West Virginia. [2], The flight was receiving signals from the Localizer and was using the Instrument landing system (ILS) for runway 5. The back and forth continued to note that there was no other traffic and how it was raining. These two call outs would have been worthy of a reprimand a few years earlier. co.180g.Vellum 27200 American, Alexander, Ronald Ely, 46, New York City. All our content comes from Wikipedia and under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. My granddad was waiting for her to arrive in Samoa. 4 Douglas Malicote, 22, Lebanon, Ohio. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article. French, Browner (Bier), Daniel Solomon, 23, Parod, Israel. 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. African, Smith, Cynthia Joan, 21, Milton, Massachusctts. American, Sigal, Irving Stanley, 35, Pennington, New Jersey . Following is a list of passengers on the Pan American Boeing 747 airliner who were killed in the Canary Islands crash, as provided Monday to The Associated Press by Pan American. Although the flight crash report includes the transcription of the last conversation between the flight crew and the Pago Pago operators, many families still hold unanswered questions on what happened. The aircraft continued through the jungle vegetation, struck a 3-foot-high lava rock wall, and stopped about 3,090 feet from the runway threshold. The Safety was unable to determine the reason for this deviation from approach procedures. 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. 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 . They had the NTSB there because it was a Pan Am plane. Cynthia J. Smith, 21, Milton, Mass., Syracuse group. Which meant that we drove. British, Boyer, Francis, 43, Toulosane, France. Rhode Island. At 2311:55, Flight 806 contacted Pago Approach Control and reported its position 160 miles south of the Pago Pago airport. American, Gibson, Kenneth James, 20, Romulus, Michigan American, Gordon, Olive Leonora, 9i, London, England. Kesha Weedon, New York City, Syracuse group. Families all over New Zealand, America and Samoa mourned those lost in the crash of a flight that was expected to safely land carrying the loved ones of people waiting in all three countries. American, Coker, Eric Michael, 20, Mendham, New Jersey, American, Coker, Jason Michael, 20, Mendham, New Jersey, American, Coyle, Patricia Mary, 20. American, Tsairis, Alexia Kathryn, 20, Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, American, Vulcu, Peter, 21, Alliance, Ohio. American, Saunders, Theresa Elizabeth, 28, Sunbury-on-Thames, England. I try to give you the facts from the source materials but maybe I got it wrong, maybe I'm out of date. British, Mulroy, John, 59, East Northport, New York. Irish, Corner, Tracey Jane, 17 , Millhouses, England. American, Quiguvan, Crisostomo Estrella, 43, London, England. Caffarone, Hernan, 28, London, England. This page was last edited on 23 April 2022, at 12:30. American, Davis, Shannon, 19, Shelton, Connecticut. Wendy Lincoln, 23, North Adams, Mass., Syracuse group. It was an extremely trying time. One passenger died the day after the accident. No other reported traffic. Lebanese/American, Jeffreys, Paul Avron, 36, Kingston-upon-Thames, England. American, Maslowski, Diane Slaric, 30 , New York City. American, Smith, Mary Edna, 3l, Kalamazoo, Michigan. 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. American, Rosenthal, Daniel Peter, 20, Staten Island, New York. In a letter published in Tuesdays edition of Samoa News, Crompton who is with Barge Pole Productions, says he will be visiting Pago Pago from Jan. 31 to Feb. 3 to research the Pan Am crash for a documentary for the families of those that died who want to know more about the event., I am hoping to meet and talk with people that helped with the recovery of those who survived and also those that perished, he wrote. Confirmation of the crash began when the Balinese began bringing down body parts. American, Weston, Jerome Lee, 45, Baldwin, New York. Thus, the flightcrew is required to monitor the frequency on at least one radio receiver until passage of the 7 nmi DME fix (FAF) position. , American, Mitchell, Jewel Courtney, 39, Brooklvn, New York. British, Hudson, Sophie Ailette Miriam, 26, Paris, France. Pan American World Airways, or "Pan Am," was principal international air carrier of the United States for most of its lifetimefirst flying mail between Key West, Florida, and Havana, Cuba, in 1927. Frederick S. Phillips, 25, Little Rock, Ark., Syracuse group. At 2311:55, Flight 806 contacted Pago Approach Control and reported its position 160 miles south of the Pago Pago airport. Three days after the accident, the remaining crew member and three passengers died. Air Force Sgt. The winds consisted of horizontal and vertical components produced by a heavy rainstorm and influenced by uneven terrain close to the aircraft's approach path. Air Force Sgt. My nana Telinga Tangatauli died on the Pan Am Aeroplane crash 30th Jan 1974 in American Samoa. American, Cardwell, Timothy Michael, 21, Cresco, Pennsylvania. Karen Hunt, 20, Rochester, N.Y., Syracuse group. There is speculation that the winds could be indicative of a micro-burst, which wasn't a term in use at the time. 8, Esher, England. The sound spectogram showed that at this time, the thrust was reduced to apparently correct the high and fast condition. On January 30, 1974, the Boeing 707 Clipper Radiant crashed on approach to Pago Pago International Airport, killing 87 passengers and ten crew members. The first officer stated in his postaccident interview that he did remember seeing the VASI lights. Indian, Sheanshang, Joan, 46, New York City. After examination the cabin interior was found to be undamaged by the crash. Sgt. German, Mosey, Helga Rachael, 19, Warley, England. American, Woods, Dedera Lynn, 27, Willingboro, New Jersey. Consequently, the aircraft went above the glide slope. American, Johnson, Timothy Baron, 21, Neptune, New Jersey, American, Jones, Christopher Andrew, 20, Claverack, New York. American, Jaafar, Khalid Nazir, 20, Dearborn, Michigan. Pan Am was the main airline user of these amphibious flying boats and the only operator of the S-40 and S-42. The copilot was First Officer Richard Gaines, 37, with 5,107 total piloting hours all in the 707. The Cockpit voice recorder (CVR) recorded normal cockpit conversation during the last minute of the flight. Kenneth John Bissett, Hartsdale, N.Y., Syracuse group. This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Networks opinion as to the cause of the accident. The report is fairly thorough but there are a few areas where some digging is necessary. Edgar Howard Eggleston III, Glens Falls, N.Y. John P. Flynn, 21, Montville, N.J., Syracuse group. Pan Am Flight 806 was an international scheduled flight from Auckland, to California, with intermediate stops at Pago Pago, American Samoa and Honolulu. Pan Am was littering the islands of the Pacific with the hulks of Boeing jetliners. And this began my experience for about the next two weeks of trying to manage American interests in a situation like that. The video may not be otherwise used, reproduced nor modified. Timothy Cardwell, Cresco, Pa., Syracuse group. %PDF-1.3 % American. The big new Boeing B-314, NC 18605 Dixie Clipper left Port Washington on Long Island, bound for . Indian, Rattan, Anmol, 2, Warren. (Closed - Acceptable Action), REQUIRE AIR CARRIER OPERATIONS INSPECTORS TO REVIEW AND EVALUATE AIRPORT AND ROUTE QUALIFICATION PROGRAMS TO INSURE THAT ALL INFORMATION IS UP TO DATE, THAT COMPANY PROCEDURES ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE PUBLISHED FAA PROCEDURES, AND THAT OBSOLETE PROCEDURAL MATERIAL IS NOT INCLUDED. American, Kelly, Julianne Frances, 20, Dedham, Massachusetts. 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. Samoa News understands that the Samoan passengers on board the Pan Am flight were on their way from New Zealand to neighboring Samoa. American, Dater, Gretchen Joyce, 20, Ramsey, New Jersey. Three days after the accident, the remaining crew member and three passengers died. At 2340:22.5 the first officer stated, "You're a little high." We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. American, Bouckley, Glen, 27, Liverpool, New York. British, Owens, Laura Abigail. Update now. Pierce describes the aftermath of the crash; how the FBI had to give up trying to identify the bodies after only a few days; and the two ceremonies cremation for the Shinto Japanese, burial for the French Catholics held on the beach shortly thereafter. American, Shastri, Mridula, 24, Oxford, England. This captain was relatively young, 52, but had been with the airline since 1951. Moochetta's Fale Kofe & Gifts. Nine passengers and one crew member, Third Officer Phillips, survived the initial crash and post-accident fire. At FAF passage, the 7 nmi DME fix, the first officer's navigational receiver selector switch should have been changed from the VOR position to the ILS position; however, this was not accomplished. American, Rogers, Louise Ann, 20, Olney, Maryland. The aircraft was destroyed by impact and the subsequent fire. uuid:8fecdc50-d602-394e-95d5-8a3a45634590 The visibility one zero, light rain shower, temperature seven eight. Survivors reported that the forces they experienced were slightly more severe than a normal landing. American, Swan, Anthony Selwyn, 29, Brooklyn, New York. Jim MacQuarrie, 55, Kensington, N.H. First Officer Raymond R. Wagner, 52, Pennington, N.J. En route from Hong Kong to Sydney, Australia, with a stop in Denpasar, the aircraft crashed into the rough terrain as a result of a prematurely executed right-hand turn by the pilots of the plane. Romanian, Weedon, Kesha, 20, Bronx, New York. British, Tobin, Marc; Lawrence,21, North Hempstead, New York. [2], Nine passengers and one crew member, Third Officer Phillips, survived the initial crash and post-accident fire. American, Fisher, Charles Thomas IV, 34, London, England. I am sorry if there are any mistakes in spelling of name, age etc. Listed in the report was other possible contributing factors including poor visibility and a lack of altitude and airspeed callouts by the aircrew. [2], At 23:40:42 the 707 came in contact with trees 3,865 feet (1,178m) short of the runway 5 threshold. Filipino, Ramses, Rajesh Tarsis Priskcl, 35, Leicester, England. One passenger died nine days after the accident. The flight transmitted "Eight zero six, wilco" at 23:39:41. No further conversation was recorded by the CVR. ,American, Pugh, William, 56, Margate, New Jersey. I think the latter is probably the primary driver here. The runway probably remained in sight during most of the approach. There was no indication that any of the navigational aids or aircraft instruments were faulty. McCullers, Kenneth L., 45, captain, Sebastian, Fla . 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, Hawkins, Anthony Lacey, 57, Brooklyn, New York. Israeli, Burman, Timothy Guy, 24, London, England. American, Platt, David, 33, Staten Island, New York. An independent filmmaker, Paul Crompton, based in London, England will be visiting the territory later this month to interview local residents for a documentary about the 1974 crash in American Samoa of a Pan American World Airways plane, which is the worst aviation disaster in the territorys history. American, Pagnucco, Robert Italo, 51, South Salem, New York. The first officer replied, "Eight oh six, we're still getting your VOR, the ILS and the lights are showing." A post-impact fire consumed most of the aircraft. American, Woods, Joe Nathan, Jr., 2, Willingboro, New Jersey . 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. Ingrid Anita, 31, Berkshire, England. One passenger died the day after the accident. American, Melber, Jane Susan. As the aircraft approached the glide slope, it continued through and above it as the captain started his descent. American, Cadman, William Martin, 32, London, England. The Library does not take information requests so all research . American, Ergin, Turhan, 22, West Hartford, Connecticut. Copyright @ Trial Exhibits, Inc. 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