Boeing 707 crash, Dec 26, 1968 (3 killed), Elmendorf-Rich...
Boeing 707 accident on December 26, 1968 near Elmendorf-Richardson AFB (JBER) Alaska, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: The NTSB cited a...
- Date: December 26, 1968
- Aircraft: Boeing 707
- Location: Elmendorf-Richardson AFB (JBER) Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The NTSB cited a defective checklist, defective takeoff warning hardware, ineffective implementation of Boeing service bulletins and stress from a rushed flight schedule. The immediate mechanical cause was takeoff with the flaps retracted.
Pan Am Flight 799, a Boeing 707 cargo flight from San Francisco bound for Cam Ranh Bay, had diverted to Elmendorf AFB because of below minimums weather at Anchorage. On takeoff from Runway 23 in snow and slippery conditions the aircraft rotated slowly, its right wing struck the snow covered ground, and it rolled inverted and broke up, killing all three crew members.