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
8 Sep 1975	Boeing 747 N9655A	San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
24 Aug 1975	Boeing 747 N4735U	No.pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
17 Jul 1975	Boeing 747 N4717U	Chicago, Illinois, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
12 Jul 1975	Boeing 747 N670AA	Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
26 Nov 1974	Boeing 747 N93104	Rome, Europe no coordinates	Trans World Airlines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
21 Nov 1974	Boeing 747 N604US	Jamaica, New York, United States no coordinates	Northwest Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
17 Nov 1974	Boeing 747 N731	Honolulu, Hawaii, United States no coordinates	Pan American World Airways, Inc.	No injuries	-
21 Sep 1974	Boeing 747 N615US	No.pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes no coordinates	Northwest Airlines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
18 Jul 1974	Boeing 747 N732PA	Sydney, Australia no coordinates	Pan American World Airways, Inc.	No injuries	-
11 Jul 1974	Boeing 747 OO-SGB	New York, New York, United States no coordinates	Sabena	No injuries	-
4 May 1974	Boeing 747 N93117	Los Angeles, California, United States no coordinates	Trans World Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
16 Apr 1974	Boeing 747 N653PA	San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States no coordinates	Pan American World Airways, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
17 Mar 1974	Boeing 747 N93114	N.atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. no coordinates	Trans World Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
17 Sep 1973	Boeing 747 CS-TJB	Jamaica, New York, United States no coordinates	Other-Foreign Flag Carrier	No injuries	-
4 Sep 1973	Boeing 747 N9676	N.atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
26 Apr 1973	Boeing 747 N601US	Tallahassee, Florida, United States no coordinates	Northwest Airlines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
15 Dec 1972	Boeing 747 N602US	Miami, Florida, United States no coordinates	Northwest Airlines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
22 Nov 1972	Boeing 747 N754PA	Miami, Florida, United States no coordinates	Pan American World Airways, Inc.	No injuries	-
21 Nov 1972	Boeing 747 N93102	Toronto, Canada no coordinates	Trans World Airlines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
1 Nov 1972	Boeing 747 JA8107	Anchorage, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Japan Airlines	No injuries	-
19 Oct 1972	Boeing 747 N64876	Ontario, California, United States no coordinates	Continental Air Lines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
1 Sep 1972	Boeing 747 N93101	Jamaica, New York, United States no coordinates	Trans World Airlines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
14 Jul 1972	Boeing 747 N9664	No.atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
26 Jun 1972	Boeing 747 N93103	Madrid, Europe no coordinates	Trans World Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
24 May 1972	Boeing 747 N743PA	Boston, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	Pan American World Airways, Inc.	No injuries	-
6 May 1972	Boeing 747 N605US	N.pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes no coordinates	Northwest Airlines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
18 Apr 1972	Boeing 747 N93115	Jamaica, New York, United States no coordinates	Trans World Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
12 Apr 1972	Boeing 747 N606US	No.pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes no coordinates	Northwest Airlines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
8 Mar 1972	Boeing 747 N738PA	London, Europe no coordinates	Pan American World Airways, Inc.	No injuries	-
4 Jan 1972	Boeing 747 N77772	Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	National Airlines, Inc	Serious injuries	-
8 Nov 1971	Boeing 747 N735PA	Jamaica, New York, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
20 Oct 1971	Boeing 747 N9664	Washington, District of Columbia, United States no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
9 Oct 1971	Boeing 747 N601US	Seattle, Washington, United States no coordinates	Northwest Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
2 Sep 1971	Boeing 747 N606US	Seattle, Washington, United States no coordinates	Northwest Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
24 Aug 1971	Boeing 747 N748PA	Los Angeles, California, United States no coordinates	Pan American World Airways, Inc.	No injuries	-
30 Jul 1971	Boeing 747 N747PA	San Frncsco, California, United States no coordinates	Pan American World Airways, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
23 Jul 1971	Boeing 747 N4713U	Chicago, Illinois, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
21 Jul 1971	Boeing 747 N9664	Los Angeles, California, United States no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
18 Jul 1971	Boeing 747 N652PA	Sydney, Australia no coordinates	Pan American World Airways, Inc.	No injuries	-
29 Jun 1971	Boeing 747 N93117	Paris, Europe no coordinates	Trans World Airlines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
20 Jun 1971	Boeing 747 N606US	Tokyo, Asia no coordinates	Northwest Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
20 May 1971	Boeing 747 N604US	Miami, Florida, United States no coordinates	Northwest Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
26 Apr 1971	Boeing 747 N26863	Denver, Colorado, United States no coordinates	Continental Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
24 Feb 1971	Boeing 747 N26861	Denver, Colorado, United States no coordinates	Continental Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
7 Feb 1971	Boeing 747 N750PA	Wilmington, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Pan American World Airways, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
17 Jan 1971	Boeing 747 N4710U	Dulles Int Apt, District of Columbia, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
14 Jan 1971	Boeing 747 N9666	Jamaica, New York, United States no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
4 Jan 1971	Boeing 747 N735PA	Jamaica, New York, United States no coordinates	Pan American World Airways, Inc.	No injuries	-
30 Dec 1970	Boeing 747 N731PA	Washington, District of Columbia, United States no coordinates	Pan American World Airways, Inc.	No injuries	-
29 Dec 1970	Boeing 747 N4704U	Los Angeles, California, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-