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Pages in category "Accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 747". The following 66 pages are in this category, out of 66 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
On August 6, 1997, Korean Air Flight 801, a Boeing 747-300, crashed into a hillside while on approach to Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport on the island of Guam due to pilot error. Of the 254 people on board, 25 survived.
Oct 14, 2023 · Learn about the deadliest and most tragic accidents involving the iconic Boeing 747 aircraft. From collisions and explosions to terrorism and shootdowns, these incidents claimed hundreds of lives and shocked the aviation industry.
Trans World Airlines Flight 800 (TW800/TWA800) was a Boeing 747-100 that exploded and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York, on July 17, 1996, at approximately 8:31 p.m. EDT, 12 minutes after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport, on a scheduled international passenger flight to Rome with a stopover in Paris.
Mar 7, 2023 · All 248 passengers and crew aboard the KLM flight were killed. There were also 335 fatalities and 61 survivors on the Pan Am flight. The KLM Boeing 747, registration PH-BUF, flight number 4805, took off from Amsterdam Schipol Airport at 0900 hours (local time) on March 27, 1977, en route to Las Palmas, Canary Islands.
Nov 20, 2022 · Today marks 48 years since the crash of Lufthansa flight 540 near the Kenyan capital city of Nairobi. The accident involved a Boeing 747 which was flying on a multi-leg route from Frankfurt, Germany to Johannesburg, South Africa.
Abstract: This report discusses the April 29, 2013, accident involving a Boeing 747-400 BCF, N949CA, operated by National Air Cargo, Inc., dba National Airlines, which crashed shortly after takeoff from Bagram Air Base, Bagram, Afghanistan. All seven crewmembers—the captain, first officer, loadmaster,
