On April 22nd, 1974, Pan Am Flight 812 — a Boeing 707 named Clipper Climax — departed from Hong Kong’s Kai Tak International Airport heading to Los Angeles, with planned stopovers in Bali, Sydney, Fiji, and Honolulu. But this routine flight turned into one of the most tragic aviation disasters in the Pacific.
The aircraft crashed into Mount Mesehe in Bali during a night approach, killing all 107 people on board. Investigators determined that the crew misinterpreted the ADF (Automatic Direction Finder) signals, believing they were over the airport when in reality, they were still 30 nautical miles away.
This video tells the complete story of the Pan Am Flight 812 disaster, the investigation, the shocking findings, and the lasting impact this accident had on the aviation industry. From training failures to the absence of radar in Bali, discover the chain of errors that led to this tragedy.
Learn how this crash forced the FAA, ICAO, and Pan Am to implement new safety measures, improve pilot training, and develop crucial systems like GPWS (Ground Proximity Warning System), saving countless lives in the decades that followed.
This is a story of human error, technology limitations, and a harsh lesson learned in aviation history.
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Bali 1974 — When Technology Wasn’t Enough – The Night Pan Am 812 Crashed Into a Mountain
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