Descripción:
Pan Am flight 217, a Boeing 707-300 named "Clipper Malay", crashed into the sea to the north off Caracas, Venezuela. The crew possibly descended into the sea due to an optical illusion created by the lights of the city on an upslope.
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | jueves 12 diciembre 1968 |
| Hora: | 22:02 |
| Tipo: |  Boeing 707-321B |
| Operador: | Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) |
| Registración: | N494PA |
| Numéro de série: | 19696/688 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1968-03-07 (9 months) |
| Motores: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3B |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 9 / Ocupantes: 9 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 42 / Ocupantes: 42 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 51 / Ocupantes: 51 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 18,4 km (11.5 milles) N de la costa de Caracas ( Venezuela)
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| Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Internacional Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK), Estados Unidos de América |
| Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS/SVMI), Venezuela | |
| Número de Vuelo: | PA217 |
Pan Am flight 217, a Boeing 707-300 named "Clipper Malay", crashed into the sea to the north off Caracas, Venezuela. The crew possibly descended into the sea due to an optical illusion created by the lights of the city on an upslope.
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Distance from New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY to Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport as the crow flies is 3382 km (2114 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY to Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport as the crow flies is 3382 km (2114 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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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