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On July 9, 1982, the Boeing 727 flying this route crashed in the New Orleans suburb of Kenner after being forced down by a microburst shortly after takeoff. All 145 on board, as well as eight people on the ground, were killed.
7 lip 2022 · On July 9, 1982, Pan Am Flight 759 crashed in the New Orleans suburb of Kenner after being forced down by a microburst shortly after takeoff. All 145 on board and 8 people on the ground...
26 lut 2024 · Flight 759 cut a deadly swath through Kenner, destroying six homes and damaging five others in a four-block area less than 5,000 feet from the end of the runway. Though the damage was catastrophic, McCullers and Pierce’s last-minute decision saved many lives.
7 lip 2022 · Pan Am Flight 759, from New Orleans, scheduled to arrive in Las Vegas, went down in a crash shortly after taking off. The crash killed 154 people including some who were on the plane and others...
12 lip 2022 · Those who died on the ground were all residents of the neighborhood of Kenner, Louisiana, which was where the aircraft had crashed. Many of the victims were living in houses that had been destroyed. In a destroyed house, however, a 16-month-old baby girl was found in her crib, alive and well.
9 lip 2024 · Rescue workers sift through the wreckage of Pan Am Flight 759 that crashed during a thunderstorm on July 9, 1982, in Kenner. Photo: Bettman/Getty Images. Tuesday marks the 42nd anniversary of Pan Am Flight 759, which crashed in a New Orleans metro neighborhood, killing 153 people.
7 lip 2022 · On July 9, 1982, Pan Am Flight 759 crashed in the New Orleans suburb of Kenner after being forced down by a microburst shortly after takeoff. All 145 on board and 8 people on the ground were...
