Airplane Crash - San Francisco, California 07/30/1971
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - San Francisco, California
| Date | 07/30/1971 |
| Time | 14:29 |
| Location | San Francisco, California |
| Operator | Pan American World Airways |
| Flight # | 845 |
| Route | San Francisco - Los Angeles |
| Type | Boeing B-747-121 |
| Registration | N747PA |
| Cn/In | 19639/2 |
| Aboard | 218 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | The aircraft struck approach lights at the departure end of runway during takeoff. Miscalculation of available runway length and takeoff reference speed by crew. Erroneous information from the dispatcher. The aircraft was named 'Clipper America.' |
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