| Accident summary | |
|---|---|
| Date | 17 September 1965 |
| Type | Pilot error, controlled flight into terrain |
| Site | Chances Peak, Montserrat |
| Passengers | 21 |
| Crew | 9 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Fatalities | 30 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 707-121B |
| Aircraft name | Clipper Constitution |
| Operator | Pan American World Airways |
| Tail number | N708PA |
| Flight origin | Fort-de-France - Le Lamentin Airport, Martinique |
| 1st stopover | Coolidge International Airport, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Last stopover | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Destination | New York |
Pan Am Flight 292 was a Boeing 707-120B that flew into Chances Peak on the island of Montserrat on 17 September 1965 while on a flight from Fort-de-France - Le Lamentin Airport in Martinique to Coolidge International Airport in Antigua and Barbuda. The aircraft was destroyed, there were no survivors among the 30 passengers and crew on board.
The aircraft was a Boeing 707-120B, registration N708PA and named Clipper Constitution by its owner Pan American World Airways.[1] It was the first Boeing 707 built and made the first flight of the type on 20 December 1957, after which it was used by Boeing on test flights before being delivered to Pan American World Airways in November the following year.[2][3]
The aircraft departed Fort-de-France's Le Lamentin Airport on a scheduled flight to New York City via St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda and San Juan, Puerto Rico.[4] There were 21 passengers and a crew of nine on board.[5] While on approach to Coolidge International Airport in stormy weather, at an altitude of 2,760 ft (841 m) the aircraft hit the 3,002 ft (915 m)-high Chances Peak and caught fire.[1][5] The cause was determined to be pilot error, the crew made a navigational error and descended below the lowest safe altitude while unsure of their position.[5]
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