Aviation Crash Map

Boeing 747-100 N4729U

9 January 1992 · Narita, Japan · Serious injuries

Summary

On 9 January 1992 at about 12:00 local time, a Boeing 747-100 registered N4729U, operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident near Narita, Japan. 235 people were on board and one was seriously injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 12:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Narita, Japan
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Boeing 747-100
Registration
N4729U
Category
Airplane
Engines
4
Operator
United Airlines
Operating rule
Part 121: Air Carrier
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Narita, Japan → San Francisco
Aircraft damage
Not recorded
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
LAX92WA091

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
235 0 1 0 234

Probable cause

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.

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