On January 30, 1974,
the pilot of a Pan American World Airlines Boeing 707
jet carrying 101 passengers and crew flew his plane
into the jungle instead of the airport at Pago Pago,
Samoa. Although everyone on board survived the impact,
97 people perished in the ensuing fire. Four survived
to tell of it.
What caused the crash? What prevented the 97 passengers
from escaping the intact fuselage with their lives?
Why was the wreck bulldozed and buried before it could
be examined? Why was the co-pilot's deathbed statement
never recorded? Why did the survivors and the families
of the dead have to wait more than ten years for compensation,
despite the fact that Pan American was found guilty
of "willful misconduct" after the longest
and most expensive trial in aviation history?
That is the story William Norris tells. It is a triumph
of investigative journalism by a man whose outrage grew
as he followed the trail of evidence, dug beneath the
cover-ups, and came to know personally most of the people
involved.
The result is a gripping tale, full of fascinating characters,
human tragedy, and courtroom drama to beggar Perry Mason.
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