Boeing 747 accidents

The NTSB database holds 429 accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 747, recorded between 1969 to 2026. 25 of them were fatal (6%), and 2,547 people died.

The deadliest year was 1977, with 1,148 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is in flight (43 records).

Most of these records are from United States, Japan and United Kingdom.

311 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

429

Records

Fatal

2,547

Deaths

Share fatal

1969 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 118 of 429 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 1

1970s 106

1980s 54

1990s 73

2000s 72

2010s 84

2020s 39

Where these happened

United States 200 Japan 18 United Kingdom 18 Europe 13 Germany 13 Taiwan 10

Operators involved

Pan American World Airways, Inc. 25 Northwest Airlines, Inc. 21 United Airlines 20 Trans World Airlines, Inc. 17 American Airlines, Inc. 15 United Air Lines, Inc. 14

All 429 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
5 Nov 2000	Boeing 747-200 TJ-CAB	Paris, France no coordinates	Cameroon Airlines	No injuries	-
15 Oct 2000	Boeing 747-251F N629US	Anchorage, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
23 Jul 2000	Boeing 747-2B6B CNRME	Montreal, Canada no coordinates	Royal Air Maroc	Minor injuries	-
12 Jun 2000	Boeing 747-200 TFATB	English Channel, United Kingdom no coordinates	Air Atlanta	Unknown	-
7 Jun 2000	Boeing 747F	Frankfurt, Germany no coordinates	Air China	Unknown	-
12 May 2000	Boeing 747-200 N520UP	Ireland no coordinates	UPS	Unknown	-
22 Apr 2000	Boeing 747-300 VH-EBW	Rome, Italy no coordinates	Qantas Airlines, Inc.	Unknown	-
2 Apr 2000	Boeing 747-200F N534MC	Guayaquil, Ecuador no coordinates	Atlas Air Inc	No injuries	-
28 Feb 2000	Boeing 747-236 GBDXL	Providence, Rhode Island, United States no coordinates	-	Serious injuries	-
23 Sep 1999	Boeing 747-400	Bangkok, Thailand no coordinates	Qantas Airlines, Inc.	Unknown	-
2 Sep 1999	Boeing 747SP UNK	Taipei, Taiwan no coordinates	China Airlines	No injuries	-
29 Jul 1999	Boeing 747-269B N707CK	Anchorage, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
9 Jun 1999	Boeing 747-422 N198UA	Pacific Ocean no coordinates	United Airlines	Serious injuries	-
7 Jun 1999	Boeing 747-4F6B N751PR	Los Angeles, California, United States	Philippine Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
5 Mar 1999	Boeing 747-200F UNK	Madras, India no coordinates	Air France	No injuries	-
8 Feb 1999	Boeing 747-200 4XAXK	Amsterdam, Netherlands no coordinates	Elal	No injuries	-
20 Jan 1999	Boeing 747-238B N14024	Pacific Ocean no coordinates	-	Minor injuries	-
19 Jan 1999	Boeing 747-100 N481EV	Fairbanks, Alaska, United States	Evergreen Int'l Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
1 Dec 1998	Boeing 747-259B N621FF	Miami, Florida, United States no coordinates	Tower Air	No injuries	-
30 Nov 1998	Boeing 747-400 HL***	Jamaica, New York, United States	Asiana Airlines	Minor injuries	-
28 Nov 1998	Boeing 747-400 VHOJD	London, United Kingdom no coordinates	Qantas Airlines, Inc.	Unknown	-
11 Nov 1998	Boeing 747-400 HL741	Anchorage, Alaska, United States	Asiana Airlines	Minor injuries	-
5 Oct 1998	Boeing 747SP ZSSPF	Mopzambique, Mozambique no coordinates	Linhas Aereas de Mocambique	No injuries	-
11 Sep 1998	Boeing 747-228F FGBCE	Paris, France no coordinates	Air France	No injuries	-
5 Aug 1998	Boeing 747-400 HL749	Seoul, Republic Of Korea no coordinates	Korean Airlines	Unknown	-
31 Jul 1998	Boeing 747-400 N671UP	Cologne, Germany no coordinates	United Parcel Service	Unknown	-
20 Jul 1998	Boeing 747 N482EV	Amsterdam, Netherlands no coordinates	Evergreen International Airway	No injuries	-
18 May 1998	Boeing 747-123 N675UP	Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States	-	No injuries	-
11 May 1998	Boeing 747 N179UA	Narita, Japan no coordinates	United Airlines	Serious injuries	-
18 Apr 1998	Boeing 747-200 N623FF	Atlantic Ocean no coordinates	Tower Air Inc.	Serious injuries	-
14 Sep 1997	Boeing 747-422 N175UA	Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States	United Airlines	Serious injuries	-
14 May 1997	Boeing 747-400 CGAGM	London, United Kingdom no coordinates	Air Canada	No injuries	-
20 Apr 1997	Boeing 747-300 PHBUL	Houston, Texas, United States	-	No injuries	-
19 Apr 1997	Boeing 747-2R7F N639FE	Miami, Florida, United States	Atlas Air	No injuries	-
12 Apr 1997	Boeing 747-400 VRHUK	Anchorage, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
22 Mar 1997	Boeing 747-269B N707CK	Manaus, Brazil no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
5 Dec 1996	Boeing 747-236F VR-HVY	Hong Kong, United Kingdom no coordinates	Cathay Pacific	No injuries	-
18 Jun 1996	Boeing 747-136 N606FF	Jamaica, New York, United States	-	No injuries	-
19 May 1996	Boeing 747-273C N470EV	Los Angeles, California, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
5 Jan 1996	Boeing 747-251B N628US	Los Angeles, California, United States	-	No injuries	-
20 Dec 1995	Boeing 747-136 N605FF	Jamaica, New York, United States	Tower Air	Serious injuries	-
10 Dec 1995	Boeing 747-212B N616FF	Amsterdam, Netherlands no coordinates	Tower Air, Inc.	No injuries	-
7 Dec 1995	Boeing 747-240 APBAK	Jamaica, New York, United States no coordinates	Pakistan International Airline	No injuries	-
1 Nov 1995	Boeing 747-122 N4714U	Pacific Ocean no coordinates	-	Serious injuries	-
23 Oct 1995	Boeing 747-121 N613FF	Miami, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
17 Oct 1995	Boeing 747-422 N191UA	Pacific Ocean no coordinates	-	Serious injuries	-
14 Aug 1995	Boeing 747-130 N603FF	Jamaica, New York, United States	-	No injuries	-
26 Feb 1995	Boeing 747-136 GAWNM	Chicago, Illinois, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
29 Jan 1995	Boeing 747-238B N706CK	Belleville, Michigan, United States	-	No injuries	-
18 Dec 1994	Boeing 747-131 N53116	Jamaica, New York, United States	-	No injuries	-