 A Pan American World Airways Boeing 707-321B, sister to the accident aircraft lost | |
| Occurrence | |
|---|---|
| Date | December 12, 1968 |
| Summary | Apparent pilot error, not concluded |
| Site | Near Caracas, Venezuela |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 707-321B |
| Aircraft name | Clipper Malay |
| Operator | Pan American World Airways |
| IATA flight No. | PA217 |
| ICAO flight No. | PAA217 |
| Call sign | CLIPPER 217 |
| Registration | N494PA |
| Flight origin | New York John F. Kennedy Airport, United States |
| Destination | Simón Bolívar International Airport, Venezuela |
| Occupants | 51 |
| Passengers | 42 |
| Crew | 9 |
| Fatalities | 51 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Pan Am Flight 217 was a Boeing 707 that crashed near Caracas, Venezuela while on a flight from New York City, USA on December 12, 1968. Though pilot error was to blame, the National Transportation Safety Board concluded the probable cause was undetermined. There were no survivors.[1]