| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | July 22, 1973 |
| Time: | 2207 |
| Location: | Off Papeete, Tahiti |
| Operator: | Pan American World Airways |
| Flight #: | 816 |
| Route: | Auckland, NZ - Papeete, Tahiti - Honolulu - Los Angeles |
| AC Type: | Boeing B-707-321B |
| Registration: | N417PA |
| cn / ln: | 18959/470 |
| Aboard: | 79 (passengers:69 crew:10) |
| Fatalities: | 78 (passengers:68 crew:10) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The aircraft crashed 30 seconds after takeoff from Faaa Airport into the ocean. Cause unknown. It is possible an instrument failure diverted the crews attention during a turn. The aircraft was named "Clipper Winged Racer." |
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