Boeing 747-400 HL7473

Summary

On 5 July 2012 at about 11:28 local time, a Boeing 747-400 registered HL7473, operated by Korean Air Lines Co.,, was involved in an accident near Tokyo, Japan. 194 people were on board and one was seriously injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 July 2012 at 11:28

Classification

Accident

Location

Tokyo, Japan

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 747-400

Registration

HL7473

Category

Airplane

Operator

Korean Air Lines Co.,

Operating rule

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

NTSB number

DCA12WA108

1 person was seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On July 5, 2012, a Boeing 747-400, HL7473, operated by Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd., as flight KAL2711, departed from the Gimpo International Airport (GMP), Seoul, South Korea, en route to the Tokyo International Airport (HND), Tokyo, Japan. Approximately 100 miles north-northwest of HND, the airplane encountered turbulence which resulted in a serious injury to a passenger. The airplane landed at HND without further incident. The event is being investigated by the Japan Transport Safety Board (JTSB). The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative as the State of Manufacture under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13. All inquiries should be directed to the JTSB at the following: Japan Transport Safety Board 2-1-2, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-Ku Tokyo, 100-8918, Japan phone:+81-3-5253-8814

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.