Boeing 747-400 — accident and safety record

Every recorded Boeing 747-400 accident and incident from public aviation safety datasets

Boeing 747-400 safety overview

  • 461 recorded occurrences
  • 35 fatal
  • 1 hull loss
  • Records 1974–2026

Most affected: GB (85), JP (16), HK (6), CA (6), ZA (3)

Top operators: United Airlines (20), British Airways (15), China Airlines (11), Atlas Air (8), Northwest Airlines (7)

Part of the Boeing 747-400 family overview.

All recorded Boeing 747-400 occurrences

2020s

  • — ASL Airlines — (incident)
  • — Fly Pro — (incident)
  • — ACT Airlines — TC-ACF — (2 fatal)
  • — (incident)
  • — ACT Airlines, opf Emirates SkyCargo — (incident)
  • — Emirates — (incident)
  • — UPS — (incident)
  • — (incident)
  • — ATLAS AIR INC — (incident)
  • — Aerostan Airlines — (incident)
  • — (incident)
  • — KALITTA AIR LLC — (incident)
  • — Atlas Air Inc. — (incident)
  • — Atlas Air Inc. — N404KZ — (incident)
  • — Atlas Air — (incident)
  • — Silk Way West Airlines — (incident)
  • — (incident)
  • — Atlas Air — (incident)
  • — Garuda Indonesia — (incident)
  • — Saudia Arabian Airlines Cargo — (incident)
  • — (incident)
  • — (incident)
  • — ATLAS AIR INC — (incident)
  • — G-UNET — (incident)
  • — Air Atlanta Icelandic — (incident)
  • — KALITTA AIR LLC — (incident)
  • — Challenge Airlines — (incident)
  • — Challenge Belgium — (incident)
  • — China Cargo Airlines — (incident)
  • — Cargolux Airlines International — (incident)
  • — Cargolux — (incident)
  • — UPS Airlines — (incident)
  • — (incident)
  • — Singapore Airlines — (incident)
  • — Cathay Pacific Airways — (incident)
  • — (incident)
  • — KALITTA AIR LLC — (incident)
  • — Kalitta Air — (incident)
  • — Cargolux Airlines International SA — (incident)
  • — (incident)
  • — UNITED PARCEL SERVICE CO — (incident)
  • — CargoLux — (incident)
  • — LX-VCD — (incident)
  • — Aquiline International Corporation — (incident)
  • — Nippon Cargo Airlines Co., Ltd. — JA13KZ — (incident)
  • — Nippon Cargo Airlines — (incident)
  • — Nippon Cargo Airlines Co., Ltd — (incident)
  • — Aerostan Airlines of Kyrgyz Republic — (incident)
  • — Las Vegas Sands Corporation — (incident)
  • — Kalitta Air — (incident)
  • — ACT Airlines, opf Saudia Cargo — (incident)
  • — Saudia Cargo — (incident)

2010s

  • — G-CIVU — (incident)
  • — (incident)
  • — Nordwind Airlines — (incident)
  • — (incident)
  • — (incident)
  • — ACT Airlines — (incident)
  • — Martinair — (incident)
  • — G-BNLN — (incident)
  • — China Airlines — (incident)
  • — National Airlines — (incident)
  • — (incident)
  • — G-VROY — (incident)
  • — Skylease Cargo — N908AR — (incident)
  • — Sky Lease Cargo — (incident)
  • — Tvpx Ars Inc Trustee — (incident)
  • — United Parcel Service — (incident)
  • — Thai Airways — (incident)
  • — Thai Airways International — (incident)
  • — ACT Airlines — (incident)
  • — (incident)
  • — Atlas Air — (incident)
  • — CHINA AIRLINES LTD — (incident)
  • — Thai Airways International Public Co.,Ltd. — HS-TGX — (incident)
  • — (incident)
  • — (incident)
  • — (incident)
  • — ACT Airlines, opf Saudia Cargo — (incident)
  • — (incident)
  • — Fly Pro — (incident)
  • — (incident)
  • — United Airlines — (incident)
  • — Polar Air Cargo Worldwide Inc. — N852GT — (incident)
  • — Atlas Air — (incident)
  • — Delta Air Lines — (incident)
  • — (incident)
  • — LX-VCF — (incident)
  • — (incident)
  • — Авиакомпания «ACT Airlines» (Турция) — TC-MCL — (39 fatal)
  • — ACT Airlines, opf Turkish Airlines Cargo — (incident)
  • — ACT Airlines — (4 fatal)
  • — Quantas — (incident)
  • — (incident)
  • — G-CIVX — (incident)
  • — BRITISH AIRWAYS — (incident)
  • — Mahan Air — (incident)
  • — G-BNLW — (incident)
  • — Delta Air Lines — (incident)
  • — (incident)
  • — Cathey Pacific — (incident)
  • — Delta Air Lines — (incident)
  • — Yemen Government — (incident)
  • — (incident)
  • — (incident)
  • — G-VROM — (incident)
  • — United Airlines — (incident)
  • — Delta Air Lines — (incident)
  • — Pakistan International Airlines - PIA — (incident)
  • — G-BNLL — (incident)
  • — (incident)
  • — British Airways — (incident)
  • — Saudi Arabian Airlines - SAUDIA — EK-74798 — (incident)
  • — (incident)
  • — Saudi Arabian Airlines, lsf Veteran Airline — (incident)
  • — Atlas Air , Inc. — (incident)
  • — G-VLIP — (incident)
  • — (incident)
  • — G-BNLW — (incident)
  • — Nasair, lsf Eaglexpress — (incident)
  • — Mahan Air — (incident)
  • — G-BNLV — (incident)
  • — Air Bridge Cargo Airlines — (incident)
  • — G-CIVA — (incident)
  • — (incident)
  • — China Airlines Ltd. — (incident)
  • — National Airlines - National Air Cargo — N949CA — (7 fatal)
  • — National Airlines (National Air Cargo) — (7 fatal)
  • — National Airlines — (7 fatal)
  • — UNITED AIR LINES INC — (incident)
  • — China Airlines — (incident)
  • — United Airlines — (incident)
  • — United Airlines — (incident)
  • — Air Bridge Cargo Airlines, LLC — (incident)
  • — ATLAS AIR INC — (incident)
  • — Iraqi Airways — (incident)
  • — 9M-MPL — (incident)
  • — (incident)
  • — EL AL ISRAEL AIRLINES LTD — (incident)
  • — Korean Air Lines Co, Ltd. — HL7473 — (incident)
  • — Korean Air Lines Co., — (incident)
  • — Korean Air Lines - KAL — (incident)
  • — Mahan Air — (incident)
  • — EVA AIRWAYS CORP — (incident)
  • — EVA Airways — (incident)
  • — El Al Israel Airlines — (incident)
  • — EL AL ISRAEL AIRLINES LTD — (incident)
  • — Asiana Airlines — HL7604 — (incident)
  • — HL-7601 — (incident)
  • — Korean Air — (incident)
  • — DELTA AIR LINES INC — (incident)
  • — United Airlines — (incident)
  • — Asiana Airlines — HL7604 — (2 fatal)
  • — Asiana Airlines — (2 fatal)
  • — ASIANA AIRLINES INC — (2 fatal)
  • — C.A.L. Cargo Airlines — (incident)
  • — SAUDI ARABIAN AIRLINES CORP — (incident)
  • — Saudi Arabian Airlines — (incident)
  • — SAUDI ARABIAN AIRLINES CORP — (incident)
  • — Al Wafeer Airlines — (incident)
  • — ATLAS AIR INC — (incident)
  • — Atlas Air — (incident)
  • — KLM Royal Dutch Airlines — (incident)
  • — Evergreen International Airlins, Inc. — N482EV — (incident)
  • — Evergreen International Airlines — (incident)
  • — Lufthansa — (incident)
  • — Deutsche Lufthansa — (incident)
  • — Korean Air — (incident)
  • — Southern Air — (incident)
  • — Air Cargo Germany — (incident)
  • — United Parcel Service - UPS — N571UP — (2 fatal)
  • — UNITED PARCEL SERVICE CO — (2 fatal)
  • — N571UP — (incident)
  • — EVA AIRWAYS CORP — (incident)
  • — Qantas Airways Limited — (incident)
  • — Saudi Arabian Airlines — (incident)
  • — Saudi Arabian Airlines, lsf Phuket Airlines — (incident)
  • — Nippon Cargo Airlines Co., Ltd. — JA01KZ — (incident)
  • — Nippon Cargo Airlines — (incident)
  • — B-HKH — (incident)
  • — Cathay Pacific Airlines — (incident)
  • — Cathay Pacific Cargo — (incident)
  • — ATLAS AIR INC — (incident)
  • — UNITED AIR LINES INC — (incident)
  • — SOUTHERN AIR INC — (incident)
  • — CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS LIMITED — (incident)
  • — THAI AIRWAYS INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED — (incident)
  • — CHINA AIRLINES LTD — (incident)
  • — China Airlines — (incident)
  • — United Airlines — (incident)
  • — UNITED AIR LINES INC — (incident)
  • — Thai Airways — (incident)
  • — CARGOLUX AIRLINES INTERNATIONAL S A — (incident)
  • — Cargolux — (incident)

2000s

  • — Jett8 Airlines Cargo Pte Ltd — (incident)
  • — G-VROC — (incident)
  • — Virgin Atlantic Airways — (incident)
  • — Air India — (incident)
  • — G-BNLA — (incident)
  • — G-CIVB — (incident)
  • — G-BYGA — (incident)
  • — British Airways — (incident)
  • — Asiana Airlines — (incident)
  • — Northwest Airlines — N676NW — (incident)
  • — Northwest Airlines — (incident)
  • — Northwest Airlines — (incident)
  • — Japan Airlines (JAL) — (incident)
  • — EVERGREEN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES INC — (incident)
  • — Cargo B Airlines — OO-CBA — (incident)
  • — Cargo B — (incident)
  • — Cargo B Airlines — (incident)
  • — China Airlines — (incident)
  • — Lufthansa — (incident)
  • — Air India — VT-EPW (India) — (incident)
  • — China Airlines — (incident)
  • — Air France — (incident)
  • — Kalitta Air — (incident)
  • — G-CIVK — (incident)
  • — All Nippon Airways - ANA — (incident)
  • — QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED — (incident)
  • — Qantas — (incident)
  • — Kalitta Air — N714CK — (2 fatal)
  • — Centurion Airlines — (incident)
  • — Centurion Air Cargo, lsf Kalitta Air — (incident)
  • — Kalitta Air — N704CK — (incident)
  • — KALITTA AIR — (incident)
  • — KALITTA AIR LLC — (incident)
  • — wet leased to Saudi Arabian Airlines — (incident)
  • — B-KAG — (incident)
  • — Japan Airlines International — JA8904 and JA8020 — (incident)
  • — Atlas Air — (incident)
  • — Qantas — (incident)
  • — SriLankan Airlines — 4R-ADC — (incident)
  • — Northwest Airlines Inc. — (incident)
  • — El Al Israel Airlines — (incident)
  • — G-VLIP — (incident)
  • — Virgin Atlantic Airways — (incident)
  • — Southern Air — (incident)
  • — Syrianair — (incident)
  • — G-VHOT — (incident)
  • — G-BNLE — (incident)
  • — Lufthansa — (incident)
  • — G-VROM — (incident)
  • — G-VLIP — (incident)
  • — Tradewinds Airlines — N922FT — (incident)
  • — Tradewinds International Airlines — (incident)
  • — 9M-MPL — (incident)
  • — Lufthansa — (incident)
  • — 4X-ELS — (incident)
  • — G-CIVY — (incident)
  • — Air India — (incident)
  • — G-VWOW — (incident)
  • — Saudi Arabian Airlines — (1 fatal)
  • — Northwest Airlines — N627US — (incident)
  • — Northwest Airlines — (incident)
  • — G-VROM — (incident)
  • — Kalitta Air (USA) — N714CK — (incident)
  • — G-CIVB — (incident)
  • — TF-ATJ — (incident)
  • — Japan Airlines International — JA8072 — (incident)
  • — G-BNLG — (incident)
  • — Atlas Air — N808MC — (incident)
  • — (incident)
  • — Atlas Air — (incident)
  • — TF-ATI — (incident)
  • — N523MC — (incident)
  • — G-VTOP — (incident)
  • — Air Atlanta Icelandic — TF-ARR — (incident)
  • — Lufthansa Cargo, lsf Air Atlanta Icelandic — (incident)
  • — Kalitta Air — (incident)
  • — MK Airlines — 9G-MKJ — (7 fatal)
  • — MK Airlines — (7 fatal)
  • — HL7467 — (incident)
  • — Japan Airlines (JAL) — (incident)
  • — Northwest Airlines — N645NW — (incident)
  • — N481EV — (incident)
  • — G-BNLG — (incident)
  • — British Airways — (incident)
  • — TF-ATJ — (incident)
  • — Iberia, opb Air Atlanta Icelandic — (incident)
  • — Iran Air — (incident)
  • — Hydro Air Cargo — ZS-OOS — (incident)
  • — Hydro Air Cargo — (incident)
  • — Aerolineas Argentinas — (incident)
  • — United Airlines — (incident)
  • — Japan Airlines and US Pacific Air Forces — JA8176 — (incident)
  • — Nippon Cargo Airlines — JA8191 — (incident)
  • — Nippon Cargo Airlines — (incident)
  • — Cargo Air Lines — (incident)
  • — TF-ATN — (incident)
  • — G-BNLC — (incident)
  • — (incident)
  • — G-BNLZ — (incident)
  • — AP-BFV — (incident)
  • — Japan Airlines — JA8903 — (incident)
  • — Japan Air Lines — (incident)
  • — TF-ATD — (incident)
  • — Air Atlanta Icelandic — (incident)
  • — Iberia — (incident)
  • — EP-IAH — (incident)
  • — AP-BAT — (incident)
  • — China Airlines — B-18255 — (225 fatal)
  • — China Airlines — (225 fatal)
  • — United Airlines — (incident)
  • — British Airways — (incident)
  • — British Airways — (incident)
  • — Evergreen International Airlines — (incident)
  • — MK Airlines — 9G-MKI — (1 fatal)
  • — MK Airlines — (1 fatal)
  • — Garuda Indonesia Airways — (incident)
  • — EP-IAM — (incident)
  • — Saudi Arabian Airlines — (incident)
  • — All Nippon Airways - ANA — (incident)
  • — G-CIVB — (incident)
  • — Lufthansa — (incident)
  • — Between Lufthansa German Airlines — (incident)
  • — 9M-MPH — (incident)
  • — JA 8071 — (incident)
  • — Pakistan International Airlines - PIA — (incident)
  • — G-BDXP — (incident)
  • — Cameroon Airlines — TJ-CAB — (incident)
  • — Cameroon Airlines — (incident)
  • — Singapore Airlines — 9V-SPK — (83 fatal)
  • — Singapore Airlines — (83 fatal)
  • — LX-OCV — (incident)
  • — Ansett ANA — (incident)
  • — TF-ATF — (incident)
  • — AP-BFY — (incident)
  • — Japan Airlines (JAL) — (incident)
  • — G-BDXK — (incident)
  • — Royal Air Maroc — (incident)
  • — G-BNLT — (incident)
  • — TF-ATB — (incident)
  • — Air Atlanta Icelandic — (incident)
  • — G-BDXJ — (incident)
  • — G-BNLY G-MIDF — (incident)
  • — ZS-SAL — (incident)
  • — South African Airways - SAA — (incident)
  • — Pakistan International Airlines - PIA — (incident)
  • — Iran Air — (incident)
  • — G-BNLB — (incident)
  • — VB-HOZ — (incident)
  • — Korean Air — (incident)
  • — G-BDXB — (incident)

1990s

  • — Korean Air Cargo — HL-7451 — (4 fatal)
  • — Korean Air — (4 fatal)
  • — Qantas — (incident)
  • — YK-AHA — (incident)
  • — G-BDXL — (incident)
  • — G-AWNF — (incident)
  • — Kitty Hawk International — (incident)
  • — All Nippon Airways - ANA — (1 fatal)
  • — G-BDXC — (incident)
  • — United Airlines — (incident)
  • — Corsair — (incident)
  • — G-CIVP — (incident)
  • — British Airways — (incident)
  • — G-BNLL — (incident)
  • — Air France Cargo — F-GPAN — (incident)
  • — Air France — (incident)
  • — Tower Air — (incident)
  • — Asiana Airlines — (incident)
  • — VH-OJD — (incident)
  • — British Airways — (incident)
  • — Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique - LAM — ZS-SPF — (incident)
  • — Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique - LAM, lsf South African Airways — (incident)
  • — 9M-MPD — (incident)
  • — JA8955 — (incident)
  • — C-GAGN — (incident)
  • — Korean Air — (incident)
  • — South African Airways (SAA) — (incident)
  • — United Airlines — (incident)
  • — Tower Air — (incident)
  • — 9M-MPC — (incident)
  • — Malaysian Airlines System — (incident)
  • — G-BNLA — (incident)
  • — G-BBPU — (incident)
  • — United Airlines — (1 fatal)
  • — British Airways — (incident)
  • — United Airlines — (incident)
  • — Korean Air — HL7468 — (228 fatal)
  • — Korean Air — (228 fatal)
  • — Air France — (incident)
  • — (incident)
  • — Air China — (incident)
  • — Air Canada — (incident)
  • — Swissair — (incident)
  • — Japan Airlines (JAL) — (incident)
  • — Cathay Pacific Airways — (incident)
  • — British Airways — (incident)
  • — Garuda Indonesia Airways — (incident)
  • — Saudi Arabian Airlines - SAUDIA — HZ-AIH — (312 fatal)
  • — Saudi Arabian Airlines — (incident)
  • — Japan Air Lines - JAL — (incident)
  • — Air France — (1 fatal)
  • — G-BDXH — (incident)
  • — British Airways — (incident)
  • — Trans World Airlines - TWA — N93119 — (230 fatal)
  • — Trans World Airlines - TWA — (230 fatal)
  • — Air China — (incident)
  • — VASP - Viação Aérea São Paulo — (incident)
  • — South African Airways (SAA) — (incident)
  • — Tower Air — N605FF — (incident)
  • — Olympic Airways — (incident)
  • — United Airlines — (incident)
  • — Tower Air — (incident)
  • — United Airlines — (incident)
  • — Air France — (incident)
  • — All Nippon Airways - ANA — (incident)
  • — Kalitta American International Airways — (incident)
  • — Cathay Pacific Airways — (incident)
  • — Philippine Air Lines — (incident)
  • — Garuda Indonesia Airways — (incident)
  • — Kalitta American International Airways — (incident)
  • — Royal Air Maroc - RAM — (incident)
  • — British Airways — (incident)
  • — China Airlines — (incident)
  • — Northwest Airlines — (incident)
  • — United Airlines — (incident)
  • — China Airlines — B-165 — (incident)
  • — China Airlines — (incident)
  • — G-BNLY — (incident)
  • — Air France — (incident)
  • — All Nippon Airways - ANA — (incident)
  • — Japan Air Lines - JAL, lsf Evergreen International Airlines — (incident)
  • — Lufthansa — (incident)
  • — N33021 — (incident)
  • — El Al Cargo — 4X-AXG — (47 fatal)
  • — United Airlines — (incident)
  • — Japan Airlines (JAL) — (incident)
  • — China Airlines — B-198 — (5 fatal)
  • — Kuwait Air Force — (incident)
  • — United Airlines — (incident)
  • — Alitalia — (incident)
  • — Air India — VT-EBO — (incident)
  • — Air-India — (incident)

1980s

  • — United Airlines — (9 fatal)
  • — Flying Tiger Line — (4 fatal)
  • — N739PA — (incident)
  • — G-AWNM — (incident)
  • — British Airways — (incident)
  • — Kuwait Airways — (2 fatal)
  • — Aerolineas Argentinas — (incident)
  • — N605PE — (incident)
  • — Empresa Transportes Aéreos - ETA — (9 fatal)
  • — British Airways — (incident)
  • — United Airlines — (incident)
  • — G-AWNB — (incident)
  • — British Airways — (incident)
  • — United Airlines — (incident)
  • — Pakistan International Airlines - PIA — (incident)
  • — Union de Transports Aériens - UTA — (incident)
  • — Air-India — (incident)
  • — British Airways — (incident)
  • — Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) — (incident)
  • — Lufthansa — (incident)
  • — Qantas — (incident)

1970s

  • — N771PA — (incident)
  • — G-AWNC — (incident)
  • — G-AWNB — (incident)
  • — G-AWNJ — (incident)

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