Acquired in the merger with National, this 727 crashed at MSY on July 9, 1982 when micro-burst induced wind shear forced it back to the ground just after take off, with the loss of all 138 onboard and 8 on the ground.

Delivered new to National Airlines 31st Jan 1968 and merged into PanAm Jan 1980. On the 9th July 1982 it departed KMSY (New Orleans) lifting off about 7,000 feet down runway 10, climbed in a wings-level attitude, reached an altitude of about 100 feet to 150 feet above the ground (AGL), and then began to descend towards trees. The airplane crashed into a residential area and was destroyed during the impact, explosion, and subsequent ground fire. Eight persons on the ground were killed. Severe wind-shear was the cause.