Accident Overview
On November 15, 1966, Pan American World Airways Flight 708, a cargo flight, crashed during its initial approach to Berlin Tegel Airport in Germany. The aircraft, a Boeing 727-21 registered as N317PA and named Clipper München, had originated from Frankfurt Airport and was less than 10 miles (16 kilometers) west-southwest of its destination when it went down in the early morning hours.
Casualties
All three crew members on board the flight perished in the accident.
Investigation Challenges
The crash site was located near Dallgow in what was then East Germany, on a Soviet military training ground. United States investigators were not permitted to survey the site, hampering the investigation. Soviet military authorities in East Germany returned only half of the aircraft remains to their US counterparts in former West Berlin.
Cause
The cause of the accident was undetermined, as the restricted access and partial recovery of wreckage prevented a full investigation.