Boeing 707 crash, Jan 30, 1974 (97 killed), Pago Pago
Boeing 707 accident on January 30, 1974 near Pago Pago, American Samoa with 97 fatalities. Cause: Flight crew failed to recognise microburst wind shear...
- Date: January 30, 1974
- Aircraft: Boeing 707
- Location: Pago Pago, American Samoa
- Fatalities: 97
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Flight crew failed to recognise microburst wind shear in time and did not correct an excessive rate of descent after passing decision height, according to the NTSB.
Pan Am Flight 806, a Boeing 707 on a scheduled service from Auckland to Los Angeles, struck trees short of the runway while approaching Pago Pago at night in heavy rain showers. Ninety seven of the 101 occupants died and the aircraft was destroyed.