| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | April 22, 1974 |
| Time: | 1526 |
| Location: | Grogak, Bali, Indonesia |
| Operator: | Pan American World Airways |
| Flight #: | 812 |
| Route: | Hong Kong - Bali, Indonesia - Sydney, Austrailia |
| AC Type: | Boeing B-707-321C |
| Registration: | N446PA |
| cn / ln: | 19268/544 |
| Aboard: | 107 (passengers:96 crew:11) |
| Fatalities: | 107 (passengers:96 crew:11) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The aircraft was on a flight from Hong Kong to Denpassar, Bali. While on approach, the plane crashed into Mt. Mesehe at 4,000 ft. killing all aboard. Premature execution of a right hand turn to join the 263 degrees outbound track which was based on the indication given by only one of the ADFs while the other one was still in steady condition. External or internal interference causing an incorrect indication from the automatic direction finder. The aircraft was named "Clipper Climax." |
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