Boeing 707 crash, Nov 3, 1973 (3 killed), Boston-Logan Ma...
Boeing 707 accident on November 3, 1973 near Boston-Logan Massachusetts, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: Smoke from a reaction between leaking...
- Date: November 3, 1973
- Aircraft: Boeing 707
- Location: Boston-Logan Massachusetts, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Smoke from a reaction between leaking nitric acid and sawdust packing, then loss of control on approach after the yaw damper was deactivated and the flaps and spoilers were set in conflict
Pan American Clipper 160, a Boeing 707 cargo flight from New York to Frankfurt, diverted to Boston after smoke appeared in an electrical compartment. The crew deactivated the yaw damper and the airplane became very hard to control on approach, and it struck the ground short of runway 33L. All three crew were killed.