Aviation Crash Map

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
25
Fatal
2,547
Deaths
6%
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
27 Mar 1977 Boeing 747
PH-BUP
 Tenerife, Europe
no coordinates
 KLM Fatal 574
27 Mar 1977 Boeing 747
N736PA
 Tenerife, Europe
no coordinates
 Pan American World Airways, Inc. Fatal 574
12 Nov 1996 Boeing 747-168
HZ-AIH
 New Delhi, India
no coordinates
 Saudi Arabian Airlines Fatal 349
21 Dec 1988 Boeing 747-121
N739PA
 Lockerbie, United Kingdom
no coordinates
 Pan AM Fatal 259
18 Jul 1996 Boeing 747-131
N93119
 East Moriches, New York, United States - Fatal 230
6 Aug 1997 Boeing 747-300
H7468
 Nimitz Hill, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 228
25 May 2002 Boeing 747-200 Makung Island, Taiwan
no coordinates
 China Airlines Ltd Fatal 206
31 Oct 2000 Boeing 747-400
9V-SPK
 Taipei, Taiwan
no coordinates
 Singapore Airlines Ltd Fatal 83
24 Feb 1989 Boeing 747-122
N4713U
 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States United Airlines Fatal 9
29 Apr 2013 Boeing 747-400 BCF
N949CA
 Bagram, Afghanistan National Air Cargo Fatal 7
14 Oct 2004 Boeing 747-244BC
9G-MKJ
 Halifax, Canada
no coordinates
 MK Airlines Fatal 7
16 Jan 2017 Boeing 747
TC-MCL
 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
22 Dec 1999 Boeing 747-200F
HL745
 Stansted, United Kingdom
no coordinates
 Korean Airlines, Inc. Fatal 4
19 Feb 1989 Boeing 747-200
N807FT
 Puchong Malaysi, Malaysia
no coordinates
 Flying Tigers Fatal 4
27 Jul 2011 Boeing 747
HL-7604
 Jeju Island, Republic Of Korea
no coordinates
 Asiana Airlines Inc Fatal 2
3 Sep 2010 Boeing 747-44AF
N571UP
 Dubai, United Arab Emirates United Parcel Service Co Fatal 2
28 Dec 1997 Boeing 747-122
N4723U
 Pacific Ocean
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
11 Aug 1987 Boeing 747-200B
JA182
 Washington, District of Columbia, United States
no coordinates
 All Nippon Airways Fatal 1
30 Sep 1979 Boeing 747
N750PA
 Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes
no coordinates
 Pan American World Airlines Fatal 1
14 Mar 1979 Boeing 747
N601BN
 Dallas, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Braniff Airways, Inc. Fatal 1
2 Feb 1974 Boeing 747
N732PA
 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
no coordinates
 Pan American World Airways, Inc. Fatal 1
22 Jun 2026 Boeing 747
4K-SW888
 Birmingham, United Kingdom
no coordinates
 Silk Way West Airlines No injuries -
14 May 2026 Boeing 747-428F
N903AR
 Ciudad de la Costa, Uruguay
no coordinates
 Skylease Cargo No injuries -
12 May 2026 Boeing 747
EX-47004
 Karachi, Pakistan
no coordinates
 Aerostand Airlines No injuries -
10 Mar 2026 Boeing 747
OE-IFM
 Almaty, Kazakhstan
no coordinates
 ASL Airlines No injuries -
13 Nov 2025 Boeing 747
ER-BAR
 N'Djamena, Chad
no coordinates
 Fly Pro No injuries -
19 Oct 2025 Boeing 747
TC-ACF
 Hong Kong, Hong Kong Turkish AirACT Fatal -
13 Aug 2025 Boeing 747-8F
N613UP
 Taipei, Taiwan
no coordinates
 UPS No injuries -
10 Aug 2025 Boeing 747-47UF
N258SN
 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Unknown -
12 Jun 2025 Boeing 747-47UF
N476MC
 Guayaquil, Ecuador Atlas Air Inc No injuries -
13 Dec 2024 Boeing 747
EX-47004
 Karachi, Pakistan
no coordinates
 Aerostan Airlines Unknown -
28 Oct 2024 Boeing 747
AZG129
 Incheon, Republic Of Korea - No injuries -
17 Aug 2024 Boeing 747-4HQF
N782CK
 Istanbul, Turkey Kalitta Air LLC No injuries -
13 Aug 2024 Boeing 747-400F
N404KZ
 Narita, Japan Atlas Air Inc. Unknown -
23 Jul 2024 Boeing 747
VQ-BWY
 Lod, Israel Silk Way West Airlines No injuries -
11 Jun 2024 Boeing 747
N429MC
 Incheon, Republic Of Korea
no coordinates
 Atlas Air No injuries -
15 May 2024 Boeing 747
ER-BOS
 Sulawesi, Indonesia Garuda Indonesia No injuries -
21 Apr 2024 Boeing 747
9H-AKF
 Ryadh, Saudi Arabia
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
2 Apr 2024 Boeing 747
TC-ACG
 Shaga, Kazakhstan - Unknown -
8 Feb 2024 Boeing 747-400
G-ONEE
 Schiphol, Netherlands - No injuries -
19 Jan 2024 Boeing 747-87UF
N859GT
 Miami, Florida, United States Atlas Air Inc No injuries -
30 Nov 2023 Boeing 747
TF-AMK
 Frankfurt, Germany Air Atlanta Icelandic Unknown -
7 Aug 2023 Boeing 747-481F
N401KZ
 Ningbo, China
no coordinates
 Kalitta Air LLC No injuries -
16 Jul 2023 Boeing 747
OE-LRG
 Tel Aviv, Israel Challenge Belgium Unknown -
29 May 2023 Boeing 747
B-2425
 Bangkok, Thailand China Cargo Airlines Unknown -
14 May 2023 Boeing 747
LX-OCV
 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
no coordinates
 Cargolux Airlines International No injuries -
6 May 2023 Boeing 747-428F
N580UP
 Tokyo, Japan
no coordinates
 - Unknown -
17 Apr 2023 Boeing 747
9V-SFO
 Nairobi, Kenya
no coordinates
 Singapore Airlines Cargo Unknown -
17 Apr 2023 Boeing 747
9V-SF0
 Nairobi, Kenya
no coordinates
 Singapore Airlines No injuries -
12 Jan 2023 Boeing 747
B-LJD
 Guadalajara, Mexico
no coordinates
 Cathay Pacific Airways No injuries -