It was piloted by Captain Leroy Petersen, 52, who had 17,414 hours of pilot time of which 7,416 hours were in the 707. In order to requalify in the B-707, he made three takeoffs and landings on January 19, 1974. Ingrid Anita, 31, Berkshire, England. Charlotte Stinnett, 36, Wiesbaden, West Germany. On the flight deck the windshield wipers were turned on and the flaps were set at the 50 position, which completed the checklists for landing. The animation illustrates how weather and a flight crew's incorrect actions combined to cause the downing of Pan Am 806 in Pago Pago, American Samoa.To view . Registered N454PA with manufacturer's serial number 19376/661, it had accumulated 21,625 airframe hours since its first flight in 1967. British, Stinnett, Charlotte Ann, 36, New York City. Although decades have passed, family and friends of those who perished still mourn today as a day of grief that took the lives of 97 people onboard the flight. In the next paragraph the report puts the focus on the windshear but the paragraph after that suggests the captain was simply pushing over to make the runway. Peter Peirce, 40, Perrysburg, Ohio, Syracuse group. At 23:40:42 the 707 came in contact with trees 3,865 feet (1,178m) short of the runway 5 threshold. American, Swan, Anthony Selwyn, 29, Brooklyn, New York. McCullers, Kenneth L., 45, captain, Sebastian, Fla . American, Dinardo, Gianfranca, 26, London, England. American, Kelly, Julianne Frances, 20, Dedham, Massachusetts. American, Bouckley, Glen, 27, Liverpool, New York. American, Gannon, Matthew Kevin, 34, San Juan Capistrano, California. before listening to me. At the time the sink rate increased to 1,500 the aircraft over an area of lights (known as a "blackhole"), a heavy tropical rainstorm was over the and moving toward approach end of the runway, and the first officer had the runway in sight. 5 decades later generations of the families impacted still mourn what couldve been and the tragedy of this dark day. Italian, Dixit, Shanti, 54, Fairborn, Ohio. Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. I am reaching out to talk to anyone who was there on the night, who may remember what it was like on the evening of the crash or the following few days., Can anyone tell me when and where the wreckage was buried, or did anyone have relatives on board and are you willing to talk about it on camera, he said. Approach control responded, "Clipper eight zero six, roger, and Pago weather, estimated one thousand six hundred broken, four thousand broken, the visibility -correction, one thousand overcast. Guyanese, Morson, Eva Ingeborg, 48, New York Citv. The Third officer was James Phillips, 43, with 5,208 total pilot hours of which 4,706 were on the 707 and the flight engineer was Gerry Green, 37, who had 2,399 total hours as both a Flight Engineer and reserve first officer of which 1,444 were on the 707. A nondirectional beacon and MM are located 1.7 and 0.5 nmi, respectively, from the runway threshold. Irish, Corner, Tracey Jane, 17 , Millhouses, England. Stephen Boland, 20, Nashua, N.H., Syracuse group. Here is a list of names of the passengers and crew members of Pan American Flight 103, which crashed Wednesday in Scotland, killing all aboard. American, Trimmer-Smith, David William, 51, New York City. American, Posen, Pamela Lynn, 20, Harrison, New York. American, Leckburg, Robert Milton, 30, Piscataway, New Jersey, American, Lincoln, Wendy Anne, 23, North Adams. 743 followers . PDF/X-3:2002 Although the ILS approach procedure requires that DME be used to establish the final approach fix (FAF), the DME is not available on the ILS frequency. After the disaster, Pan American was The problem with the remains that we did have, and they were substantial several body bags was that the Japanese side, the Shinto Japanese, wanted to see Japanese citizens cremated. American, Hunt, Karen Lee, 20, Webster, New York. Thus, the flightcrew is required to monitor the frequency on at least one radio receiver until passage of the 7 nmi DME fix (FAF) position. There were no full bodies, but some torsos. We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. ), (For airplane aficionados and movie buffs, the Clipper Climax was also known for its brief cameo appearance in the 1971 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, as the aircraft used to deliver the much sought-after shipments of Wonka bars to candy stores around the world.). Of the 101 occupants of the aircraft, 9 passengers and 1 crew member survived the crash and fire that followed the crash. American, Fuller, James Ralph, 50, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, America, Giebler, William David, 29, London, England. [2], The crew of 10 and 87 passengers ultimately died as a direct cause of the accident. The third officer was 43 and had been with the airline since 1966. The flight was receiving signals from the Localizer and was using the Instrument landing system (ILS) for runway 5. At 23:40:22 the co-pilot reported "You're a little high" and at 23:40:33 "You're at minimums." The captain had been off flying status for more than a year and was likely to be a bit "rusty" in his instrument skills. It was, and still is, in a really quite undeveloped area of Bali; very much jungle. American, Flick, Clayton Lee, 25, Coventry, England. Pierce was interviewed by Charles Stuart Kennedy beginning in 2001. You can also read about the Lockerbie crash, the1996crash of Commerce Secretary Ron Browns plane in Croatia, and the 1996 hijacking by drunken Ethiopians of an Ethiopian Air flight over the Comoros islands. British, Stratis, Elia G., 43, Montvale, New Jersey . American, Cadman, William Martin, 32, London, England. Christopher Jones, Claverack, N.Y., Syracuse group. The video may not be otherwise used, reproduced nor modified. British, Hill, Alfred, 29, Sonthofen, West Germany. South HkA5JBB6XAADPFC. If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page.. American, Curry, Joseph Patrick, 31, Fort Devens, Massachusetts. Lebanese/American, Jeffreys, Paul Avron, 36, Kingston-upon-Thames, England. We had a gaggle of Pan Am vice presidents. Always remember that I am just a pilot. Teaching the Foreign Service to Speak Foreign Languages. American, Williams, Stephanie Leigh, 1. ,American, Owen, Bryony Elise, 1, Bristol, England. Pan Am was the main airline user of these amphibious flying boats and the only operator of the S-40 and S-42. That is certainly true. American (Indian), Reeves, Anita Lynn, 24, Laurel, Maryland. [2], The flight was receiving signals from the Localizer and was using the Instrument landing system (ILS) for runway 5. The list is not an official one, since it is (for some odd reasons) not possible to copy the official microfilm from Pan Am's office files. The assigned first officer occupied the jump seat. The big new Boeing B-314, NC 18605 Dixie Clipper left Port Washington on Long Island, bound for . If the change had been made, as good practice would dictate, the first officer could have monitored the approach more efficiently and his navigational display would have been ready for crosscheck by the captain or crossover in case of the failure of the captain's instruments. "What still haunts me today was the smell of burning bodies. I am sorry if there are any mistakes in spelling of name, age etc. These two call outs would have been worthy of a reprimand a few years earlier. American, Root, Hanne Maria, 26, Toronto, Canada. The first officer stated during his postaccident interview that the only thing he had not accomplished which he should have was to change the No. This was another incident in a series of 13, 11 of which pointed to a problem with the Crew Resource Management culture Pan American World Airways at the time. There is speculation that the winds could be indicative of a micro-burst, which wasn't a term in use at the time. Willful Misconduct Although Gaines was scheduled to act as First officer on the flight, he had become ill with Laryngitis and as such was replaced by Third Officer Phillips, who acted as First Officer whilst Gaines stayed in the cockpit in the jumpseat. This was the last communication received from Flight 806. It was very hard to go out and go up to the site and spend six hours on the road and two or three hours talking to people at the base next to the mountain. French, Hurst, Roger Elwood, 38, Ringwood, New Jersey, American, Ivell, Elizabeth Sophie, 19, Robertsbridge, East Sussex, England. LaWanna Thomas, 21, Detroit. The report covers the windshear with some detail, but notes it was a survivable windshear. macOS Version 10.15.3 (Build 19D76) Quartz PDFContext After examination the cabin interior was found to be undamaged by the crash. Air Disasters. Most of the passengers were American citizens. Photo of Pago Pago air strip by Rodney Williams who spent many years in the 60s and 70s filming and photographing life in American Samoa. The aircraft descended about 500 ft. below the published minimum glide slope altitude of 2,500 ft. before the glide slope intercept point was reached. The ILS glide slope is installed at a descent angle of 3 and is not usable below 138 feet because of the effects of the irregular signal reliability. Notably, all the passengers and crew survived the initial impact. But the winds before and after do not suggest a micro-burst along their approach path, but the increasing headwind does explain the why the aircraft went above glide path at first. American, Doyle, Michael Joseph, 30, Voorhees, New Jersey. Pan Am Flight 806 was an international scheduled flight from Auckland, New Zealand, to Los Angeles, California, with intermediate stops at Pago Pago, American Samoa and Honolulu, Hawaii. British, Bhatia, Surinder Mohan, 51, Los Angeles, California , Indian, Bissett, Kenneth John, 21, Hartsdale, New York.,American, Bouckley, Paula, 29, Liverpool, New York. American, Alexander, Ronald Ely, 46, New York City. The Pan Am 806 will mark its 50th anniversary in 2 years. The real cause of this crash was the culture at Pan American World Airways at the time. The aircraft first impacted the ground 236 feet further and plowed through dense vegetation for another 539 feet (164m) before crashing into a three foot high rock wall. Ahern, John Michael Gerard, 26, Rockville Center, New York. ", Auckland International Airport (AKL/NZAA), Pago Pago International Airport (PPG/NSTU), Accident investigation report completed and information captured, 1,2 km (0.8 mls) SW of Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) (, AMEND 14 CFR 121.439 TO REQUIRE THAT A CHECK AIRMAN (1) OBSERVE A PILOT AS HE PERFORMS THE THREE TAKEOFFS AND THREE LANDINGS SPECIFIED FOR RECENT EXPERIENCE, AND (2) CERTIFY THAT THE PILOT IS QUALIFIED AND PROFICIENT TO RETURN TO HIS ASSIGNED STATUS. Indian, Rattan, Anmol, 2, Warren. Consequently, the aircraft, with low thrust, responded to the changing wind by developing a high descent rate. Consequently, the aircraft went above the glide slope. 163 0 obj
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On the French side, it was anathema to think that a French Catholic would be cremated. The winds consisted of horizontal and vertical components produced by a heavy rainstorm and influenced by uneven terrain close to the aircraft's approach path. I can't see them from my position here." After examination the cabin interior was found to be undamaged by the crash. The first impact with the ground was about 236 feet farther along the crash path. In the 1980's, the B747-200F series was introduced to the fleet. Unfortunately, the airline that brought the titles "captain" and "first officer" into aviation also brought the culture that said the captain was always right and nobody would dare challenge the captain. On January 30, 1974, the Boeing 707 Clipper Radiant crashed on approach to Pago Pago International Airport, killing 87 passengers and ten crew members. The Pan Am Archives are housed at the Richter Library at the University of Miami and may have limited passenger lists for inaugural and special anniversary flights. There had been no comments made by either the flight engineer or the pilot who occupied the jumpseat as to abnormalities in airspeed, altitude, or rate of descent indications. No further conversation was recorded by the CVR. British, Jermyn, Kathleen Mary, 20, Staten Island, New York. 8, Esher, England. 4 Douglas Malicote, 22, Lebanon, Ohio. Around about 10:00 a.m. we found ourselves in northwest Bali looking up at a mountain perhaps two or three miles away, and with binoculars, at the very top of it you could see sort of a black char. (Closed - Acceptable Action). Michigan. Some oddities: A lot of those aboard Pan Am 103 had the age of 20 years. Hometowns and ages are given wherever available: Capt. Romanian, Weedon, Kesha, 20, Bronx, New York. British, Stevenson, Hannah Louise, 10, Esher, England. Sarah Phillips, Newtonville, Mass., Syracuse group. (At right, the memorial to Pan Am flight 812 in Bali. But I think there is more to it than that. The flight responded, "That's Charlie." American, Boulanger, Nicole Elise. American. As the aircraft approached the glide slope, it continued through and above it as the captain started his descent. 1st Lt. George W. Williams, 24, Joppatowne, Md. ,American, Della Ripa, Gabriel, 46, Floral Park, New York. The copilot was First Officer Richard Gaines, 37, with 5,107 total piloting hours all in the 707. American, Dater, Gretchen Joyce, 20, Ramsey, New Jersey. Hungarian, Gallagher, Amy Beth, 22, Quebec, Canada. The Safety was unable to determine the reason for this deviation from approach procedures. It was supposed to be coming into an approach at the airport to the south of the island and instead found this 10,000-foot mountain in its path on the northwest side. March 27, 1977. The one thing I was able to extract was a promise that the Indonesian government would produce death certificates, which we could use to process the report of American citizens death. But I think this kind of culture beats other members of the cockpit crew to the point they stop actively monitoring because there is often very little to gain from doing so. American, Gareczynnski, Kenneth Raymond, 37 North Brunswick, New Jersey, The assigned first officer had laryngitis so the assigned third officer occupied the copilot's seat and is called the first officer part of the time and third officer a few other times. See more of Family and Friends from Flight Pan Am 806 on Facebook . I cannot remember if this navigation error was described in the NTSB [National Transportation Safety Board] report on it. American, Mulroy, Ingrid Elizabcth, 25, Lund, Sweden. Following, as issued yester day, by Pan American World Airways, is a list of the Ameri can passengers and of the crew aboard a Boeing 707 that crashed in the Pacific while flying from Tahiti to . From 1979 to 1980 the Flying Tiger Line passed Pan Am to become the world's number one air cargo carrier. 40, Newton, Pennsvlvania. There used to be two flights a week through Bali and they were the only non-Indonesian flights allowed outside of Jakarta at the time. Families all over New Zealand, America and Samoa mourned those lost in the crash of a flight that was expected to safely land carrying the loved ones of people waiting in all three countries. Notably, all the passengers and crew survived the initial impact. The captain's recognition was hampered by restricted visibility, the illusory effects of a "black hole" approach, inadequate monitoring of flight instruments, and the failure of the crew to call out descent rate during the last 15 seconds of flight. British, Buser, Michael Warren, 34, Ridgefieid Park, New Jersey, American, Buser, Warren Max, 62, Glen Rock, New Jersey, American, Butler, Steven Lee, 35, Denver, Colorado. Nicole Boulanger, 21, Shrewsbury, Mass., Syracuse group. The approach controller then said, ". Alexia Tsairis, 20, Franklin Lakes, N.J., Syracuse group. Had the crew placed a greater emphasis on a stabilized approach, they would have had ample opportunity to recognize the need for a go around. This should be the (un-)complete list of unfornunate passengers aboard Pan Am 103. So the body bags were divided, and obviously not everyone in one body bag being burned was a Shinto, and everybody in the ones that were being buried was a French Catholic. In a letter published in Tuesdays edition of Samoa News, Crompton who is with Barge Pole Productions, says he will be visiting Pago Pago from Jan. 31 to Feb. 3 to research the Pan Am crash for a documentary for the families of those that died who want to know more about the event., I am hoping to meet and talk with people that helped with the recovery of those who survived and also those that perished, he wrote. Pago Pago Approach Control reported winds zero one zero degrees at one five gusting two zero. American, Coursey, Willis Larry, 40, San Antonio, Texas. Louise Rogers, 20, Olney, Md., Syracuse group. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. 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