| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | July 09, 1982 |
| Time: | 1609 |
| Location: | Kenner, Louisiana |
| Operator: | Pan American World Airways |
| Flight #: | 759 |
| Route: | New Orleans - Las Vegas |
| AC Type: | Boeing B-727-235 |
| Registration: | N4737 |
| cn / ln: | 19457/518 |
| Aboard: | 145 (passengers:138 crew:7) |
| Fatalities: | 145 (passengers:138 crew:7) |
| Ground: | 8 |
| Summary: | The aircraft crashed during a thunderstorm, 29 seconds after taking off from New Orleans International Airport. The plane reached an altitude of 95 to 150 feet and then began to descend and crashed into trees and houses bursting into flames. Microbust induced windshear. Limited capability of current ground-based low-level windshear detection technology. The aircraft was named "Clipper Defiance." |
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