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
2 Nov 1994	Boeing 747-251B N631US	CHICAG0, Illinois, United States no coordinates	Northwest Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
4 Mar 1994	Boeing 747-200F B-160	Anchorage, Alaska, United States	China Airlines	Unknown	-
1 Mar 1994	Boeing 747 N637US	Narita, Japan no coordinates	Northwest Airlines, Inc.	Unknown	-
12 Feb 1994	Boeing 747-400 N186UA	Pacific Ocean no coordinates	United Airlines	Serious injuries	-
25 Sep 1993	Boeing 747-200 N629US	Anchorage, Alaska, United States	Northwest Airlines, Inc	No injuries	-
11 Sep 1993	Boeing 747-200 N17025	New York, New York, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
27 Aug 1993	Boeing 747-100 N4729U	Milan, Italy no coordinates	United Airlines	Unknown	-
25 Jul 1993	Boeing 747-368 HZAIS	Jamaica, New York, United States	-	No injuries	-
12 Apr 1993	Boeing 747-269BC 9KADD	Alexandria, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
31 Mar 1993	Boeing 747-121 N473EV	Anchorage, Alaska, United States	Japan Airlines	No injuries	-
19 Sep 1992	Boeing 747-287 LVMLP	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil no coordinates	Aerolineas Argentinas	Unknown	-
23 Aug 1992	Boeing 747-300 HL746	Chicago, Illinois, United States no coordinates	Korean Airlines	Fatal	-
11 Aug 1992	Boeing 747-238 GVOIG	Newark, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	Virgin Atlantic Airways, Ltd.	No injuries	-
19 Mar 1992	Boeing 747-123 N681UP	Louisville, Kentucky, United States	United Parcel Service	No injuries	-
9 Jan 1992	Boeing 747-100 N4729U	Narita, Japan no coordinates	United Airlines	Serious injuries	-
29 Dec 1991	Boeing 747-200F B198	Taipei, Taiwan no coordinates	China Airlines	Unknown	-
24 Oct 1991	Boeing 747-122 N4719U	Denver, Colorado, United States	United Airlines	No injuries	-
17 Oct 1991	Boeing 747-300 PHBUU	Houston, Texas, United States no coordinates	KLM Royal Dutch Airline	No injuries	-
22 Aug 1991	Boeing 747-151 N604US	Seattle, Washington, United States	Northwest Airlines, Inc	Minor injuries	-
13 Aug 1991	Boeing 747-200 ZKNZW	Los Angeles, California, United States no coordinates	Air New Zealand	No injuries	-
16 Jun 1991	Boeing 747-400 PHBFG	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	KLM Royal Dutch Airline	Serious injuries	-
29 Apr 1991	Boeing 747SP N148UA	Churchville, New York, United States	United Airlines	No injuries	-
27 Aug 1990	Boeing 747-422 N174UA	Los Angeles, California, United States	United Airlines	Minor injuries	-
14 Jul 1990	Boeing 747-136 GAWNL	Miami, Florida, United States no coordinates	British Airways	Serious injuries	-
16 Jun 1990	Boeing 747-230 IDEMC	Jamaica, New York, United States	-	No injuries	-
15 Feb 1990	Boeing 747-446B UNREG	Everett, Washington, United States	-	No injuries	-
10 Jan 1990	Boeing 747-151 N602US	Detroit, Michigan, United States no coordinates	Northwest Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
15 Dec 1989	Boeing 747-400 PHBFC	Anchorage, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
17 May 1989	Boeing 747-121 N818FT	Anchorage, Alaska, United States	Flying Tiger Line	No injuries	-
8 May 1989	Boeing 747 ZKNZX	Los Angeles, California, United States	Air New Zealand	Minor injuries	-
23 Dec 1988	Boeing 747SP-21 N146UA	Midway Islands, United States	United Airlines	Serious injuries	-
16 Dec 1988	Boeing 747-124 N822FT	Hong Kong no coordinates	Flying Tiger	No injuries	-
21 Sep 1988	Boeing 747-100 N9674	Georgetown, Guyana no coordinates	-	Minor injuries	-
17 Jun 1988	Boeing 747-100 N817FT	Curacao no coordinates	Flying Tigers	Unknown	-
1 Jun 1988	Boeing 747-200 SXOAB	Jamaica, New York, United States	-	No injuries	-
9 May 1988	Boeing 747-136 GAWND	Chicago, Illinois, United States no coordinates	British Airways	No injuries	-
2 May 1988	Boeing 747-123 N157UA	Nr Tokyo, Japan no coordinates	United Airlines	No injuries	-
14 Apr 1988	Boeing 747 N1295E	Schiphol-Amster, Netherlands no coordinates	KLM	Unknown	-
3 Mar 1988	Boeing 747-200 LVOOZ	Miami, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
19 Feb 1988	Boeing 747-227B N635US	Chicago, Illinois, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
9 Jan 1988	Boeing 747-251F N618US	Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States	Northwest Airlines	No injuries	-
17 Dec 1987	Boeing 747-124F HK290	Bogota, Colombia no coordinates	Avianca	Unknown	-
9 Aug 1987	Boeing 747 N93109	New York, New York, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
7 Aug 1987	Boeing 747-300 J8163	Los Angeles, California, United States	Japan Airlines	No injuries	-
25 Jul 1987	Boeing 747-287B LVOPA	Miami, Florida, United States	-	No injuries	-
29 May 1987	Boeing 747-245F N813FT	Caracas, Venezuela no coordinates	Venezuelan Int'l Airways	No injuries	-
27 Feb 1987	Boeing 747-236B GBDXK	Los Angeles, California, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
12 Feb 1987	Boeing 747-122 N4718U	Detroit, Michigan, United States	United Airlines	Serious injuries	-
21 Dec 1986	Boeing 747-121 N75IPA	Miami, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Minor injuries	-
24 Jun 1986	Boeing 747-122 N4718U	Pacific Ocean no coordinates	-	No injuries	-