Boeing 747 N179UA
11 May 1998 · Narita, Japan · Serious injuries
Summary
On 11 May 1998 at about 00:00 local time, a Boeing 747 registered N179UA, operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident near Narita, Japan. 364 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Narita, Japan
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 747
- Registration
- N179UA
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- United Airlines
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- Unk
- Light
- Not Reported
- NTSB number
- DCA98WA043
People
3 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 364 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 360 |
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.
Other Boeing 747 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Nov 1998 | Boeing 747-400 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Asiana Airlines | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1998 | Boeing 747SP | Mopzambique, Mozambique | Linhas Aereas de Mocambique | No injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 1998 | Boeing 747-259B | Miami, Florida, United States | Tower Air | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1998 | Boeing 747-200 | Atlantic Ocean | Tower Air Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1998 | Boeing 747-400 | Seoul, Republic Of Korea | Korean Airlines | Unknown | - |
| 30 Nov 1998 | Boeing 747-400 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Asiana Airlines | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 1997 | McDonnell Douglas MD-11 | Nagoya, Japan | Japan Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1996 | Piper PA-28-140 | Kumamoto, Japan | McAs Flying Club | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 2001 | Boeing B-747-400 | Tokyo, Japan | Northwest Airlines Inc | No injuries | - |
| 21 May 2001 | Cessna 172P | Kuwana Mie Pre., Japan | Nakanihon Air Service | Fatal | 8 |
| 25 Mar 2001 | Piper PA-28-181 | KagawaPrefectur, Japan | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 1 Mar 1994 | Boeing 747 | Narita, Japan | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | Unknown | - |