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Date of Accident:09 July 1982Help
Airline:Pan American World Airways   Help
Aircraft:Boeing 727-235   Help
Location:New Orleans (Kenner), Louisiana, USAHelp
Registration:N4737Help
Previous Registrations:---Help
Flight Number:759Help
Fatalities:145:145 + 8Help
MSN:19457Help
Line Number:518Help
Engine Manufacturer:Pratt & WhitneyHelp
Engine Model:JT8D-7BHelp
Year of Delivery:1968Help
Accident Description:The aircraft crashed on takeoff from runway 10 at New Orleans International Airport. Rising to a height of approximately 100 feet, the aircraft encountered severe windshear and descended into a residential area.
 
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