Pan American World Airways — safety analytics

Aggregated accident and incident data from NTSB, Wikidata, and investigation authorities worldwide. Coverage: 1940–2000.

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126Total events
20Fatal accidents
9Hull losses
1141Total fatalities
1940–2000Data span

Pan American World Airways fatal accidents

  1. 6 Nov 1986 · United States · Piper PA-23 · 1 killed
  2. 27 Mar 1977 · Tenerife,canr, EUROPE, Spain · Boeing 747 · 574 killed
  3. 7 Apr 1975 · St Johns,nfld,can, CANADA · Boeing 707 · 1 killed
  4. 22 Apr 1974 · Bali,indonesia, ASIA · Boeing 707 · 107 killed
  5. 2 Feb 1974 · N, HAWAII, United States · Boeing 747 · 1 killed
  6. 30 Jan 1974 · Pago Pago,samoa, SAMOA, American Samoa · Boeing 707 · 96 killed
  7. 17 Dec 1973 · Rome,italy, EUROPE · Boeing 707 · 31 killed
  8. 3 Nov 1973 · Boston,mass, MASSACHUSETTS, United States · Boeing 707 · 3 killed
  9. 22 Jul 1973 · Papeete,tahiti, OTHER-FOREIGN COUNTRIES, French Polynesia · Boeing 707 · 78 killed
  10. 25 Jul 1971 · Manila,pi, ASIA, Philippines · Boeing 707 · 4 killed
  11. 26 Dec 1968 · Anchorage, Alaska, United States · Boeing 707-321C · 3 killed
  12. 12 Dec 1968 · Caracas,venezuela, SOUTH AMERICA · Boeing 707 · 51 killed
  13. 13 Jun 1968 · Calcutta,india, ASIA · Boeing 707 · 6 killed
  14. 19 Jan 1967 · Herndon Va, VIRGINIA, United States · Douglas DC-8 · 6 killed
  15. 15 Nov 1966 · N, EUROPE, Germany · Boeing B-727 · 3 killed
  16. 17 Sept 1965 · Montserrat Bwi, OTHER-FOREIGN COUNTRIES · Boeing 707 121B · 30 killed
  17. 8 Dec 1963 · N, MARYLAND, United States · Boeing 707 · 81 killed
  18. 9 Nov 1957 · Pacific Ocean, United States · Boeing 377 · 44 killed
  19. 21 Jan 1943 · Near Ukiah, California, United States · Martin M130 · 19 killed
  20. 24 Jul 1940 · Maracaibo, Venezuela, United States · 1 killed

Accidents by year

Pan American World Airways accidents by year0510151940194419481952195619601964196819721976198019841988199219962000TotalFatal

Top countries

CountryEvents
US56
MX3
PR3
AU3
GB2

Data sourced from NTSB CAROL, Wikidata (Q744913), and official investigation authorities. Counts represent recorded events; actual figures may differ from airline-published data due to source methodology differences. Methodology last reviewed 2026-05-06. See /about for details.