On This Day: July 9, 1982 – Pan Am Flight 759 Crashed in Kenner, Louisiana Killing 153 People

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Pete

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On This Day: July 9, 1982 – Pan Am Flight 759 Crashed in Kenner, Louisiana Killing 153 People.

On this day July 9, 1982, Pan Am Flight 759 crashed shortly after takeoff from New Orleans International Airport, killing all 145 people on board and 8 others on the ground. The crash occurred in the suburb of Kenner, Louisiana, and remains one of the deadliest aviation disasters in United States history.

The aircraft, a Boeing 727, encountered a sudden microburst shortly after becoming airborne. The intense downward burst of wind forced the plane into a rapid descent, causing it to strike...
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