| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | September 05, 1986 |
| Time: | 0600 |
| Location: | Karachi, Pakistan |
| Operator: | Pan American World Airways |
| Flight #: | 73 |
| Route: | Bombay-Karachi-Frankfurt-New York |
| AC Type: | Boeing B-747-121 |
| Registration: | N656PA |
| cn / ln: | 20351/127 |
| Aboard: | 384 (passengers:364 crew:20) |
| Fatalities: | 16 (passengers:14 crew:1) |
| Ground: | 1 |
| Summary: | While on the ground, four hijackers opened fire on the passengers and crew and threw grenades among them, killing 16 passengers, one crew member and one ground crew member. The aircraft was named "Clipper Empress of the Seas." |
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