Wendy Lincoln, 23, North Adams, Mass., Syracuse group. 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. You would be right to argue that no sane copilot is going to willing accept an unrecoverable situation for fear of angering the captain. American, Peirce, Peter Raymond, 40, Perrysburg, Ohio. The CVR readout and the interview with the first officer established that runway was in sight when the aircraft was about 8 nmi from the runway threshold. American, Woods, Joe Nathan, Jr., 2, Willingboro, New Jersey . After examination the cabin interior was found to be undamaged by the crash. It was an extremely trying time. By the 1950s, Pan Am offered "around the world" service and its brand was as familiar abroad as Coca-Cola. 38, Esher, England. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. Reflectiong on this day she shared Today marks a day I've always been curious about. American, Hunt, Karen Lee, 20, Webster, New York. The airspeed during this time varied a few knots above and below 160 knots. Listed in the report was other possible contributing factors including poor visibility and a lack of altitude and airspeed callouts by the aircrew. The guy in the right seat was the "third officer" which is a nice way of saying he was a first officer in training. That is certainly true. [2], The Cockpit voice recorder (CVR) recorded normal cockpit conversation during the last minute of the flight. The aircraft involved was a Boeing 707-321B powered by Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3B engines. 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 . Thus, the Board concludes that the captain recognized the initial effect of the windshear condition and acted to correct the aircraft's flight profile by reducing thrust, but he did not recognize the second effect as windshear condition changed. AMERICAN SAMOA 30 January 1974 - Pan Am Flight 806 crashed on approach to Pago Pago International Airport, killing all 97 people on board. 19 7 comments Like Most relevant Terri Clark-Suggett Brings back so many memories! Argentinian. American, Ciulla, Frank, 45, Park Ridge, New Jersey, American, Colasanti, Gary Leonard, 20, Melrose, Massachussets, American, Concannon, Bridget, 53, Banbury, England. Alexia Tsairis, 20, Franklin Lakes, N.J., Syracuse group. American, O'Neil, M. Denice, 21 Bronx, New York. No one, it seems, was watching the flight instruments. No one was alive. At 23:40:35 the first officer stated "Field in sight" then "Turn to your right" followed by "hundred and forty knots." This page was last edited on 23 April 2022, at 12:30. Moochetta's Fale Kofe & Gifts. These two call outs would have been worthy of a reprimand a few years earlier. The. Notably, all the passengers and crew survived the initial impact. Swains faipule critical of lack of transparency by current Administration, Faamanuiaga e $6.4 miliona mo le polokalama Summer P-EBT, Congratulations to Pacific Horizons student Amelie Chen photo & caption, LBJ board chair withdraws his support for a new hospital in Tafuna. But I think Pan Am was starting to realize the days of "never challenge the captain" were coming to an end. One passenger died nine days after the accident. After examination the cabin interior was found to be undamaged by the crash. 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. They had the NTSB there because it was a Pan Am plane. Some oddities: A lot of those aboard Pan Am 103 had the age of 20 years. 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. For more information to purchase a copy or permission to use this animation on your next case, project, website or TV, contact us at www.trialex.com or 800-591-1123. American, Saunders, Scott Christopher, 21, Macungie, Pennsylvania. At 23:38 the approach controller informed the flight of a bad rain shower at the airport, then at 23:39 stated the wind is zero three zero degrees at two zero, gusting two five. From 2340:20.5 to 2340:54, the radio altimeter warning tone sounded twice. American, Curry, Joseph Patrick, 31, Fort Devens, Massachusetts. Canadian, Rosenthal, Andrea Victoria, 20, New York Citv. 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. See more of Family and Friends from Flight Pan Am 806 on Facebook. British, Stevenson, Hannah Louise, 10, Esher, England. Manage Settings Stephen Boland, 20, Nashua, N.H., Syracuse group. At 23:40:22 the co-pilot reported "You're a little high" and at 23:40:33 "You're at minimums." 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 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. I think the latter is probably the primary driver here. Romanian, Weedon, Kesha, 20, Bronx, New York. British, Hill, Alfred, 29, Sonthofen, West Germany. British/ Miriam Luby Wolfe, 20, Severna Park, Md., Syracuse group. 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.. British, Jeck, Robert van Houten, 57. A full ILS serves runway 5 at Pago Pago. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article. Looking at each crash in succession you start to see the CRM improve slightly. American, Woods, Joe Nathan, 28, Willingboro, New Jersey . Kesha Weedon, New York City, Syracuse group. British, Jermyn, Kathleen Mary, 20, Staten Island, New York. Edgar Howard Eggleston III, Glens Falls, N.Y. John P. Flynn, 21, Montville, N.J., Syracuse group. American (Indian), Rattan, Garima, 29, Warren, Michigan.,American(Indian), Rattan, Suruchi, 3, Warren, Michigan. Gary Colasanti, Melrose, Mass., Syracuse group. 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 . Bernstein. American, Cadman, William Martin, 32, London, England. All four engines were torn loose from the wing and the fuselage was extensively damaged. American, Alexander, Ronald Ely, 46, New York City. En route stops included Pago Pago, American Samoa, and Honolulu, Hawaii. ,American, Pugh, William, 56, Margate, New Jersey. First was a very diplomatic "You're a little high." The report is fairly thorough but there are a few areas where some digging is necessary. Pan Am was the main airline user of these amphibious flying boats and the only operator of the S-40 and S-42. . PIERCE: The plane crash was a Pan Am plane; it was coming from Hong Kong to Sydney, as I recall. Army Sgt. American, Cardwell, Timothy Michael, 21, Cresco, Pennsylvania. Italian, Dix, Peter Thomas Stanley, 35, London, England. American, Gordon-Gorgaez, Linda Susan, 39, London, England. 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. Louise Rogers, 20, Olney, Md., Syracuse group. American, Williams, Stephanie Leigh, 1. American, Akerstrom, John David, 34, Medina, Ohio. This month marks the 40th anniversary of the crash in which 87 people died, says the Visitors Bureau. This page was last updated at 2023-01-15 01:40 UTC. Today marks the anniversary of the Pan American Flight 806 crash in Pago Pago during the 70s. LaWanna Thomas, 21, Detroit. This approach to Pago Pago was the first instrument approach the captain had flown in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) since his return to flying status. American, Leyrer, William Chase, 46, Bay Shore, New York. [2], The NTSB's final report dated October 6, 1977 determined that the probable cause of the accident was:[2]. William ,Allen, 40, Belle Mead, New Jersey. At 23:40, the aircraft crashed into trees at an elevation of 113 feet, and about 3,865 feet short of the runway threshold. American, Simpson, Martin Bernard Christopher, 52, Brooklyn, New York. Ingrid Anita, 31, Berkshire, England. This disaster remains the deadliest in . [1] Contents 1 History 2 Route network 3 Fleet 4 See also 5 References History [ edit] American, Gibson, Kenneth James, 20, Romulus, Michigan American, Gordon, Olive Leonora, 9i, London, England. 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. The visibility one zero, light rain shower, temperature seven eight. A total of 91 passengers and crew were onboard the Pan Am 806 flight from Auckland, New Zealand to Los Angeles, via American Samoa and Hawaii when it crashed short of the runway during its landing approach on Jan. 30, 1974, according to the American Samoa Visitors Bureau, in its January 2014 eNewsletter released over the weekend about the documentary. The assigned third officer survived the crash at first, was interviewed, and his testimony cited as the first officer. 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. American, Stow, James Ralph, 49, York City. 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. 4 Douglas Malicote, 22, Lebanon, Ohio. 33, Solon, Ohio. 30, Bristol, England, American, Mack, William Edward, 30, New York City American, Malicote, Douglas Eugene, 22, Lebanon, Ohio. 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. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. Irish, Mulroy, Sean Kevin, 25, Lund, Sweden. 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. The assigned first officer occupied the jump seat. It appears to me that a common thread in many of these Pan American pilot error accidents was that the captain wasn't as good as he needed to be, and the crew was reluctant to point that out. Peter Peirce, 40, Perrysburg, Ohio, Syracuse group. American, Jaafar, Khalid Nazir, 20, Dearborn, Michigan. After years of on-again, off-again negotiations, public prognostication, and the long-promised prospect of a new epoch for global travel, the first flight with paying passengers took off to cross the Atlantic. 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. This placed the aircraft 180 ft. below the final approach fix altitude of 2,180 ft. American, Thomas, Lawanda, 21, Southfield, Michigan. A Pan Am B707-321B, similar to one involved the accident, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pan_Am_Flight_806&oldid=1084253235, Airliner accidents and incidents in American Samoa, Aviation accidents and incidents in American Samoa, Accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 707, Airliner accidents and incidents caused by pilot error, Airliner accidents and incidents caused by microbursts, Aviation accidents and incidents in the United States in 1974, Short description is different from Wikidata, Transport articles needing translation from Russian Wikipedia, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. Lilabeth Macalolooy, 27, Kelsterbach, West Germany. William Pierce served as the General Services Officer (GSO) in Surabaya, Indonesia from 1973 to 1975. British, Johnson, Beth Ann, 21, Greensburg, Pennsylvania. (Closed - Acceptable Action), REQUIRE AIR CARRIER OPERATIONS INSPECTORS TO REVIEW AND EVALUATE AIRPORT AND ROUTE QUALIFICATION PROGRAMS TO INSURE THAT ALL INFORMATION IS UP TO DATE, THAT COMPANY PROCEDURES ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE PUBLISHED FAA PROCEDURES, AND THAT OBSOLETE PROCEDURAL MATERIAL IS NOT INCLUDED. On January 30, 1974, the Boeing 707 Clipper Radiant crashed on approach to Pago Pago International Airport, killing 87 passengers and ten crew members. American, Philipps, Sarah Suzanue Buchanan, 20, Newtonville, Massachusetts. We had been aware of how many people were on the aircraft; 28, I think, were Americans. The decision height for the approach was 280 ft.; 250 ft above field elevation. Consequently, the aircraft, with low thrust, responded to the changing wind by developing a high descent rate. Postaccident flight and ground checks of ILS system, which included the use of a radio theodolite, showed no indication of a system malfunction or out of tolerance condition. American. Senate Prez: Why was media banned from Nuu fou SSIC hearing? Thirty seconds after takeoff, the airliner, carrying 79 passengers and crew, crashed into the sea. Joseph P. Curry, 31, Camp Darby, Livorno, Italy. American, Platt, David, 33, Staten Island, New York. It was cleared to Pago Pago on an IFR flight plan. Create new account. At 23:40:42 the 707 came in contact with trees 3,865 feet (1,178m) short of the runway 5 threshold. Seconds later, the first officer stated, "Turn to your right," followed by "hundred and forty knots." After the disaster, Pan American was Pan Am was the only operator of the Sikorsky S-42. Report about, three out. Flight 1736, operated by Boeing 747-121 Clipper Victor, collided on the runway with KLM Flight 4805, also a Boeing 747, at Los Rodeos Airport due to errors of ATC and the KLM pilots, killing all 248 on board the KLM 747 and 335 of 396 on board the Pan Am 747 totaling out to 583 dead. French, Browner (Bier), Daniel Solomon, 23, Parod, Israel. 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. The ILS localizer is offset to the right and crosses the extended runway centerline 3,000 feet from the runway threshold. American, Daniels. On April 22, 1974, Pan American Flight 812, a plane known as the Clipper Climax, crashed into the mountainous terrain of Denpasar, Bali, claiming the lives of all 96 passengers and 11 crew members on board, including 26 Americans and 29 Japanese. 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. The windshear was evident by a sharp increase in airspeed and a shallowing of the descent path. American, Fisher, Charles Thomas IV, 34, London, England. Scott Cory, Old Lyme, Conn., Syracuse group. Kenneth John Bissett, Hartsdale, N.Y., 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. And this began my experience for about the next two weeks of trying to manage American interests in a situation like that. American, Gareczynnski, Kenneth Raymond, 37 North Brunswick, New Jersey, This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Networks opinion as to the cause of the accident. American, Ergin, Turhan, 22, West Hartford, Connecticut. The captain asked the first officer about visual reference with the runway, and the first officer answered that the runway was visible. Another dark night, with rain and gusty winds, and yet another instrument approach to a runway without an electronic glide slope. Trying to deal with the host of bureaucrats and organizations that were interested in this and the occasional contacts with family members who came to the island or who were on the island waiting for the people on the plane. This should be the (un-)complete list of unfornunate passengers aboard Pan Am 103. 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. The approach controller then said, ". We took our FSN [Foreign Service National] consular clerk with us. 5 decades later generations of the families impacted still mourn what couldve been and the tragedy of this dark day. The 101 passengers and crew members all survived this devastating crash. My nana Telinga Tangatauli died on the Pan Am Aeroplane crash 30th Jan 1974 in American Samoa. American, Berkley, Alistair Davis, 29, London, England. 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 more animations and exhibits, visit our exhibit library: https://www.trialexhibitsinc.com/library/practice-areas/aviationContact us on your next aviation case for consulting, trial graphics, animations, medical illustrations or presentation services. Which meant that we drove. (At right, the memorial to Pan Am flight 812 in Bali. Timothy Cardwell, Cresco, Pa., Syracuse group. These altitudes were confirmed by a CVR comment, "Two thousand", made about 1.5 seconds before the FAF callout. As the aircraft passed Logotala Hill, it apparently came out of the increasing headwind or updraft condition and the positive performance effect was probably encountered. On July 22, 1973, at 10:06 P.M. local time, the Boeing 707 took off from Faa'a International Airport in Papeete. The first officer replied, "Eight oh six, we're still getting your VOR, the ILS and the lights are showing." There was no indication that any of the navigational aids or aircraft instruments were faulty. 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. That was very upsetting to me. This was the last communication received from Flight 806. Swiss, Apfelbaum, Martin Lewis, 59, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Pan Am Clippers The flying boat dominated international airline service in the 1920s and 1930s, and the Pan Am Clippers were the most famous of all. n 1974, Pan American Flight 806 was hoping to land safely in Pago Pago, Samoa, but instead plummeted at 140 miles per hour into the jungle oor. 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. American, Hudson, Josephine Lisa, 22, London, England. Pan Am Express was a brand name for a code sharing passenger feed service operated by other airlines on behalf of Pan American World Airways ( Pan Am ). American, Carlsson, Bernt Wilmar, 50, NeW York city. At 23:11, Flight 806 contacted Pago Pago Approach Control and reported its position 160 miles south of the Pago Pago airport. British, Shapiro, Amy Elizabeth, 21, Stamford, Conneccticut. British, Mulroy, John, 59, East Northport, New York. We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. Three days after the accident, the remaining crew member and three passengers died. British, Schauble, Johanness Otto, 41, Kappellenweg, West Germany , West German, Schlageter, Robert Thomas, 20, Warwick. 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. 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. American, Smith. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK AIRMAN SHOULD REQUIRE A PILOT TO PERFORM ANY MANEUVERS NECESSARY TO CERTIFY PERFORMANCE. On January 30, 1974, the Boeing 707 Clipper Radiant crashed on approach to Pago Pago International Airport, killing 87 passengers and ten crew . I want the surviving relatives to have a document of what happened and to be able to see what its really like in American Samoa.. Iranian, Vrenios, Nicholas Andreas, 20, Washiligton, D C. American, Waido, Janina Jozefa, 61, Chicago, Illinois. American, Flick, Clayton Lee, 25, Coventry, England. But those three categories miss the problem entirely. British. American, Morgan, Jane Ann, 37, London, England. Wendy Forsythe Malicote, 21, Lebanon, Ohio. objects in mirror may be closer mandela effect . American, Cummock, John Binning, 38, Coral Gables, Florida. 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. Many lived in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania. (Closed - Acceptable Action). The radio altimeter warning tone then sounded twice.\. Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, American, Jeffreys, Rachel, 23, Kingston-upon-Thames, England. The flight transmitted "Eight zero six, wilco" at 23:39:41. American, Stinnett, Michael Gary, 26, Duncanville, Texas. On January 30, 1974, Pan Am Flight 806, Boeing 707-321B "Clipper Radiant", operated as a scheduled flight from Auckland, New Zealand, to Los Angeles, California. They were brought down and put in bags. French, Hartunian, Lynne Carol, 21, Schenectady, New York. Then came "turn to your right," which would have been appropriate since the localizer was offset from centerline. Spec. Contents 1 Aircraft and crew 2 Preceding events 3 Accident description 4 Investigation 5 See also 6 References 7 External links Massachusetts American, Ludlow, Lloyd David, 41, Macksville, Kansas, American, Lurbke, Maria Theresia, 25, Balve Beckum, West Germany, West German, McAllister, William John, 26, Sunbury-on-Thames, England, British, McCarthy, Daniel Emmet, 31, Brooklyn, New York, American, McCollum, Robert Eugene, 61, Wayne, Pennsylvania, American, McLaughlin, Bernard Joseph. American, Bright, Nicholas, 32, Brookline, Massachusetts. Always remember that I am just a pilot. HkA5JBB6XAADPFC. Nine passengers and one crew member, Third Officer Phillips, survived the initial crash and post-accident fire. British, Gorgaez, Anne Madelene, 76, Newcastle, Pennsylvania, American, Gorgaez, Loretta Anne, 47, Newcastle, Pennsylvania, American, Gould, David, 45, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, American, Hall, Nieola Jane, 23, Sandton, South Africa, Australian, Halsch, Lorraine Frances, 31, Fairport, New York. PROBABLE CAUSE: "The flight crew's late recognition, and failure to correct in a timely manner, an excessive descent rate which developed as a result of the aircraft's penetration through destabilizing wind changes. British, Cory, Scott, 20, Old Lyme Court, Connccticut. ,American, Capasso, Cregory, 21, Brooklyn, New York. 1st Lt. George W. Williams, 24, Joppatowne, Md. American, Rogers, Louise Ann, 20, Olney, Maryland. Notably, all the passengers and crew survived the initial impact. American, Phillips, Frederick Sandford, 27, Little Rock, Arkansas. At 20:14 Flight 806 departed Auckland with 91 passengers The information was compiled by news services. No further conversation was recorded by the CVR. American, Owens, Sarah Rebecca, 14, Cherry Hill, New Jersey . American. American, Wright, Andrew Christopher Gillies, 24, Surrey, England. In 1970s, after what was described as a comprehensive investigation the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined the probable cause of the accident was the flight crew's tardy identification of microburst-induced wind shear. Pan Am Flight 806 was an international scheduled flight from Auckland, to California, with intermediate stops at Pago Pago, American Samoa and Honolulu. The Siberian Seven: Escaping Religious Persecution in the U.S.S.R. It was founded in the early 1980s, and lasted until the demise of Pan Am in 1991. British, Owens, Laura Abigail. American, Weston, Jerome Lee, 45, Baldwin, New York. Canadian, Gabor, Ibolya Robertine 79, Budapest, Hungary. The Cockpit voice recorder (CVR) recorded normal cockpit conversation during the last minute of the flight. The site of the air crash was a six- or seven-hour drive north of Denpasar, the capital of Bali. At 2340:22.5 the first officer stated, "You're a little high." The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by: On January 30, 1974, Pan Am Flight 806, Boeing 707-321B "Clipper Radiant", operated as a scheduled flight from Auckland, New Zealand, to Los Angeles, California. An independent filmmaker, Paul Crompton, based in London, England will be visiting the territory later this month to interview local residents for a documentary about the 1974 crash in American Samoa of a Pan American World Airways plane, which is the worst aviation disaster in the territorys history. The aircraft continued through the jungle vegetation, struck a 3-foot-high lava rock wall, and stopped about 3,096 from the runway threshold. They were able to reverse this culture and became one of the safest airlines in the world. American, Miller, Joseph Kenneth, 53, Woodmere, New York. [2], At 23:40:42 the 707 came in contact with trees 3,865 feet (1,178m) short of the runway 5 threshold. There is speculation that the winds could be indicative of a micro-burst, which wasn't a term in use at the time. Pan Am Flight 816 was an international flight from Auckland, New Zealand, to San Francisco, California, via Tahiti, French Polynesia and Los Angeles. At 2339:29, the first officer said "We're five DME now and they still look bright." 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 . Sign Up. .American, Rubin, Arnaud David, 28, Waterloo, Belgium. American, Maslowski, Diane Slaric, 30 , New York City. Winds zero one zero degrees at one five gusting two zero. 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. Italian, Dixit, Shanti, 54, Fairborn, Ohio. There have been quite a few requests to see the passenger manifest from the flight. American, Trimmer-Smith, David William, 51, New York City. "What still haunts me today was the smell of burning bodies. 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. Consequently, the aircraft went above the glide slope. On Tuesday, an American Airlines flight carrying 154 passengers slid off a runway while landing in torrential rain in Jamaica, stopping just short of the Caribbean Sea. American, Kosmowski, Gregory, 40, MiIford, Michigan. This had been the third Pan Am crash in the South Pacific in 18 months. 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. pan am 806 passenger list. 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