| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | July 30, 1971 |
| Time: | 1429 |
| Location: | San Francisco, California |
| Operator: | Pan American World Airways |
| Flight #: | 845 |
| Route: | San Francisco - Los Angeles |
| AC Type: | Boeing B-747-121 |
| Registration: | N747PA |
| cn / ln: | 19639/2 |
| Aboard: | 218 (passengers:197 crew:21) |
| Fatalities: | 0 (passengers:0 crew:0) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The aircraft struck approach lights at the departure end of runway during takeoff. Miscalculation of available runway length and takeoff reference speed by crew. Erroneous information from the dispatcher. The aircraft was named "Clipper America." |
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