Boeing 707 crash, Jun 13, 1968 (6 killed), Calcutta-Dum D...
Boeing 707 accident on June 13, 1968 near Calcutta-Dum Dum West Bengal, India with 6 fatalities.
- Date: June 13, 1968
- Aircraft: Boeing 707
- Location: Calcutta-Dum Dum West Bengal, India
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
Pan Am Flight 001, a Boeing 707 flying from San Francisco to New York with intermediate stops, crashed while approaching Calcutta Dum Dum Airport at night in rain and low cloud. The crew set the altimeter to QFE 29.93 instead of the QNH value given by air traffic control, so the aircraft descended below the glide path and struck trees about 1,128 meters short of the runway before burning. Six people were killed and 20 were injured.