ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Published Online: 1 January 1985
Page Count: 9

Identification Via Dental Remains: Pan American Flight 759
Cottone, JA
Associate professor of dental diagnostic science, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Dental School, TX

Cuminale, JA
Professor of general dentistry, Louisiana State University School of Dentistry,

Barsley, RE
Assistant professor of oral diagnosis, medicine, and radiology, Louisiana State University School of Dentistry,

Carr, RF
Associate professor of pathology and oral pathology, Louisiana State University Schools of Dentistry and Medicine,

(Received 12 March 1984; accepted 23 May 1984)

Abstract

Pan American Flight 759 crashed on takeoff from New Orleans International Airport on 9 July 1982. One-hundred-and-fifty-four persons lost their lives making this the second worst air crash in the United States. A dental identification team was assembled and began working the next morning. Ninety-three victims were positively identified by dental means and twenty-three other victims had strong supporting dental evidence as to their identities. The organization, method used, planning, and problem resolution concerning the dental team for this crash are presented.

Keywords:
odontology, human identification, aircraft, crashes

Paper ID: JFS10973J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS10973J
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