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
23 May 1986	Boeing 747SP-21 N531PA	Sydny, Australia no coordinates	United Airlines	No injuries	-
4 Mar 1986	Boeing 747-122 N4729U	Honolulu, Hawaii, United States	United Airlines	Serious injuries	-
27 Jan 1986	Boeing 747-123 N9674	Miami, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Minor injuries	-
15 Dec 1985	Boeing 747-136 GAWNE	Boston, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
28 Nov 1985	Boeing 747-251F N619US	Glen Ellyn, Illinois, United States	-	No injuries	-
15 Sep 1985	Boeing 747-130 N780T	Jamaica, New York, United States	Transamerica Airlines	No injuries	-
25 Apr 1985	Boeing 747-123 N9663	Detroit, Michigan, United States	United Air Carriers	Minor injuries	-
19 Feb 1985	Boeing 747 SP-09 N4522V	San Francisco, California, United States no coordinates	China Airlines	Serious injuries	-
20 Dec 1984	Boeing 747-200 DABYP	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
16 Nov 1984	Boeing 747-122 N4714U	Honolulu, Hawaii, United States no coordinates	-	Serious injuries	-
2 Nov 1984	Boeing 747-131 N93106	Los Angeles, California, United States	-	No injuries	-
29 Sep 1984	Boeing 747-200B N613US	Seattle, Washington, United States	-	No injuries	-
12 Jun 1984	Boeing 747-122 N4712U	San Francisco, California, United States	United Airlines	No injuries	-
12 May 1984	Boeing 747 FBPVS	Los Angeles, California, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
14 Apr 1984	Boeing 747-121 N751PA	Martinique no coordinates	Pan American (Paaa)	No injuries	-
18 Jan 1984	Boeing 747-230 DABYO	Jamaica, New York, United States	Lufthansa Airlines	Serious injuries	-
19 Dec 1983	Boeing 747-200F J8151	Anchorage, Alaska, United States	Japan Airlines	Serious injuries	-
11 Oct 1983	Boeing 747-200F N806FT	Frankfort, Germany no coordinates	Flying Tiger	No injuries	-
4 Aug 1983	Boeing 747-121 N738PA	Pakistan no coordinates	Pan American	No injuries	-
19 Mar 1983	Boeing 747 9VSQQ	Los Angeles, California, United States no coordinates	Singapore Airlines, Ltd.	No injuries	-
16 Jan 1983	Boeing 747-123 N9664	Los Angeles, California, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
18 Dec 1981	Boeing 747 N674	Honolulu, Hawaii, United States no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
9 Jul 1981	Boeing 747 N602US	Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States no coordinates	Northwest Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
5 Jul 1981	Boeing 747 N4761U	Honolulu, Hawaii, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
11 Feb 1981	Boeing 747 N610US	Fargo, North Dakota, United States no coordinates	Northwest Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
15 Dec 1980	Boeing 747SP N537PA	San Francisco, California, United States no coordinates	Pan American World Airlines	No injuries	-
2 Sep 1980	Boeing 747 HK-2300	Miami, Florida, United States no coordinates	Other-Foreign Flag Carrier	No injuries	-
27 Dec 1979	Boeing 747 N771PA	London, Europe no coordinates	Pan American World Airways, Inc.	No injuries	-
16 Sep 1979	Boeing 747 N754PA	Frankfort, Europe no coordinates	Pan American World Airlines	No injuries	-
9 Sep 1979	Boeing 747 N804FT	Los Angeles, California, United States no coordinates	Flying Tiger Line, Inc.	No injuries	-
29 Aug 1979	Boeing 747 N9673	Jamaica, New York, United States no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
1 Jun 1979	Boeing 747 N743PA	Agana, Other-U.s.territories&Posses. no coordinates	Pan American World Airways, Inc.	No injuries	-
16 Apr 1979	Boeing 747 N617US	Frankfurt, Europe no coordinates	Seaboard World Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
15 Feb 1979	Boeing 747 N804FT	Chicago, Illinois, United States no coordinates	Flying Tiger Line, Inc.	No injuries	-
7 Nov 1978	Boeing 747 N4710U	Chicago, Illinois, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
16 Apr 1978	Boeing 747 G-AWNI	Coyle, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	British Airways	No injuries	-
17 Nov 1977	Boeing 747F N616US	Jamaica, New York, United States no coordinates	Northwest Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
12 Oct 1977	Boeing 747 N4727U	Denver, Colorado, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
3 Sep 1977	Boeing 747 IDEME	Hampton, New York, United States no coordinates	Alitalia	No injuries	-
31 Aug 1977	Boeing 747 N93104	Jamaica, New York, United States no coordinates	Trans World Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
13 Aug 1977	Boeing 747 B1860	Honolulu, Hawaii, United States no coordinates	Other-Foreign Flag Carrier	Fatal	-
24 Mar 1977	Boeing 747 N747PA	London, Europe no coordinates	Pan American World Airlines	No injuries	-
12 Dec 1976	Boeing 747 N9664	San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
19 Sep 1976	Boeing 747 N665	Jamaica, New York, United States no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
6 May 1976	Boeing 747 N9672	Chicago, Illinois, United States no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
16 Dec 1975	Boeing 747 JA8122	Anchorage, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Japan Airlines	Serious injuries	-
14 Dec 1975	Boeing 747 N732PA	60N 20W, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. no coordinates	Pan American World Airways, Inc.	No injuries	-
21 Oct 1975	Boeing 747 N4711U	Boston, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
15 Sep 1975	Boeing 747 N735PA	San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States no coordinates	Pan American World Airways, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
11 Sep 1975	Boeing 747 N93114	London, Europe no coordinates	Trans World Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-