| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N4737 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing 727 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing 727-200 (C-22) |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing 727-235 |
| C/n (msn): | 19457 / 518 |
| Operator Titles: | Pan American World Airways - Pan Am |
| Aircraft Name: | Clipper Defiance |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Houston - George Bush IntercontinentalMap |
| Region / Country: | Texas, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KIAH IATA: IAH Local: IAH Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 16 September 1980 |
| Photo by: | LRS747 |
| Photo ID: | 256004 |
| Photo Comment |
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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. This photo is copyright © LRS747, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 21 June 2020, and has since been viewed 1993 times. |