ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 727-21 N327PA San José-Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO)
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Date:Wednesday 3 September 1980
Time:14:37
Type:Silhouette image of generic B721 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Boeing 727-21
Operator:Pan American World Airways (Pan Am)
Registration: N327PA
MSN: 19036/278
First flight: 1966-05-27 (14 years 3 months)
Engines: 3 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 67
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 73
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:San José-Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO) (   Costa Rica)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:International Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA), United States of America
Destination airport:San José-Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO/MROC), Costa Rica
Flightnumber:PA421
Narrative:
The Boeing, named "Clipper Meteor", undershot runway 07 in heavy rain. The aircraft struck approach lights and the landing gear had sheared off when the plane came to rest in a field.

Classification:
Undershoot/overshoot

Sources:
» Jet-Airliner Unfälle seit 1952 / J. Richter, Chr. Wolf


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photo of Boeing-727-21-N327PA
accident date: 03-09-1980
type: Boeing 727-21
registration: N327PA
photo of Boeing-727-21-N327PA
accident date: 03-09-1980
type: Boeing 727-21
registration: N327PA
 

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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Miami International Airport, FL to San José-Juan Santamaria International Airport as the crow flies is 1794 km (1121 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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