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| Date: | Sunday 18 July 1971 |
| Time: | c. 09:12 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-121 |
| Owner/operator: | Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) |
| Registration: | N652PA |
| MSN: | 20347/103 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 284 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD/YSSY) -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Nadi International Airport (NAN/NFFN) |
| Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD/YSSY) | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
At approximately 0912 hours Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 18 July, 1971, the Boeing 747 aircraft, registered N652PA, overran the end of Runway 25 and became bogged in soft earth whilst landing at Sydney (Kingsford- Smith) Airport, New South Wales. The aircraft was engaged in operating Pan American Airways Flight 811, a regular public transport service from Los Angeles to Sydney with intermediate stops at Honolulu and Nadi. The aircraft sustained no damage and none of the 15 crew members or 269 passengers on board was injured.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/sites/default/files/media/24595/197101852.pdf
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/120876 (Photo)
Location
Images:
Photo: BASI
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Oct-2025 19:37 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 27-Oct-2025 19:39 | Justanormalperson | Updated |
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