List of total losses of the Boeing 747

The list of total losses of the Boeing 747 includes total losses of machines of the various series of the Boeing 747 .

From the start of commercial use in January 1970 to November 2018, a total of 63 Boeing 747s were classified as “damaged beyond repair” and thus written off as total losses. In detail these were:

• 13 machines of the type 747-100
• 2 machines of the type 747 SP
• 29 machines of the type 747-200
• 7 machines of the type 747-300
• 12 machines of the type 747-400.

A total of 3846 people were killed in these events, 583 of them alone in the plane disaster in Tenerife in March 1977, in which two 747s collided on the ground. In contrast, there were no deaths in 34 of the 62 incidents. The 747-100 to -300 have a loss rate of 2.85 machines per million flights; for the 747-400 the number is 0.86 total losses per million flights.

The following table lists all incidents resulting in total losses.

date	airline	Aircraft type	Mark	Fatalities *	root cause
09/06/1970	Pan Am	747-121	N752PA	0 of 0	Terrorist attack - kidnapped en route from Amsterdam to New York . The evacuated machine was blown up by the kidnappers in Cairo .
07/23/1973	Japan Air Lines	747-246B	JA8109	0 of 0	Terrorist attack - kidnapped on the flight from Amsterdam to Anchorage . The machine was blown up by kidnappers in Benghazi after all inmates left the machine.
11/20/1974	Lufthansa	747-130	D-ABYB	59 of 157	Incorrect configuration of the aircraft when taking off from Nairobi (incorrect take-off lift position), see: Lufthansa flight 540 .
06/12/1975	Air France	747-128	N28888	0 of 394	Landing gear fire at the start in Bombay . The machine then burned out.
05/09/1976	Iranian Air Force	747-131SF	5-8104	17 of 17	Lightning strike caused a fuel tank to explode, see: Imperial-Iranian-Air-Force-Flight 48 .
03/27/1977	KLM Royal Dutch Airlines	747-206B	PH-BUF	248 of 248	Collision of two machines on the runway in poor visibility, worst accident in civil aviation without terrorist involvement, see: Airplane disaster in Tenerife .
	Pan Am	747-121	N736PA	335 of 396
01/01/1978	Air India	747-237	VT-EBD	213 of 213	After a failure of the attitude indicator, the machine crashed near Bombay in the Arabian Sea , see: Air India flight 855 .
November 19, 1980	Korean Air	747-2B5B	HL7445	14 of 212	In poor visibility, when landing in Seoul , the aircraft touched down on a steep embankment in front of the start of the runway, see: Korean Air Lines flight 015 .
08/04/1983	Pan Am	747-121	N738PA	0 of 243	When landing in Karachi , the plane shot over the runway.
09/01/1983	Korean Air	747-230B	HL7442	269 ​​of 269	Shot down by Soviet interceptors near Sakhalin , see: Korean Air Lines flight 007 .
11/27/1983	Avianca	747-283B	HK-2910X	181 of 192	Controlled flight into terrain , near Madrid , the pilots fell below the minimum altitude and deviated from the prescribed flight path, see: Avianca flight 011 .
March 16, 1985	UTA	747-3B3	F-GDUA	0 of 0	A cabin fire broke out during cleaning work in Paris .
06/23/1985	Air India	747-237B	VT-EFO	329 of 329	Terrorist attack - explosion of an explosive device in the hold. The machine crashed in the Atlantic , see: Air India Flight 182 .
08/12/1985	Japan Air Lines	747-146SR	JA8119	520 of 524	Maintenance errors - incorrect repair of the rear pressure bulkhead - worst accident in civil aviation with a single aircraft, see: Japan Air Lines flight 123 .
December 2nd, 1985	Air France	747-228B	F-GCBC	0 of 273	When landing in Rio de Janeiro , the plane shot over the runway and collided with a concrete wall.
11/28/1987	South African Airways	747-244B	ZS-SAS	159 of 159	On the flight from Taipei to Mauritius , a fire broke out in the cargo area of ​​the main deck for unexplained reasons, see: South African Airways flight 295 .
December 21, 1988	Pan Am	747-121	N739PA	259 of 259 + 11	Terrorist attack - the explosion of an explosive device in the cargo hold led to the crash over Lockerbie , see: Pan-Am flight 103 .
02/19/1989	Flying Tigers	747-249F	N807FT	4 of 4	The air traffic controller gave a non-standard instruction that was not checked by the pilots, so that the crew carried out the landing approach on Kuala Lumpur too low and flew into a hill, see: Flying Tigers Flight 66 .
05/07/1990	Air India	747-237B	VT-EBO	0 of 215	Maintenance fault - a faulty repair caused the left outer engine to kink during landing in New Delhi .
02/18/1991	British Airways	747-136	G-AWND	0 of 0	Acts of War - the plane was blown up by Iraqi troops in Kuwait .
12/29/1991	China Airlines	747-2R7F	B-198	5 of 5	After take-off in Taipei , engine no. 3 came loose due to material fatigue and tore engine no. 4 with it from the suspension, see: China Airlines flight 358 .
04/10/1992	El Al Cargo	747-258F	4X-AXG	4 of 4 + 39	Due to material fatigue, engine no. 3 came loose and tore engine no. 4 with it from the suspension. The machine crashed into a residential area in Amsterdam , see: El-Al-Flug 1862 .
11/04/1993	China Airlines	747-409	B-165	0 of 396	After heavy rains, the machine shot over the runway in Hong Kong .
12/20/1995	Tower Air	747-136	N605FF	0 of 468	When taking off in New York, the machine came off the snow-covered runway.
07/17/1996	Trans World Airlines	747-131	N93119	230 of 230	Explosion of the main tank after take-off in New York, see: Trans-World-Airlines-Flight 800 .
11/12/1996	Saudi Arabian Airlines	747-168B	HZ-AIH	312 of 312 + 37	Collision over India with an Ilyushin Il-76 of Air Kazakhstan , which was at the wrong altitude, see: Saudi Arabian Airlines flight 763 .
08/06/1997	Korean Air	747-3B5	HL7468	228 of 254	The crew lost their orientation during the night approach to Guam , see: Korean Air flight 801 .
12/28/1997	United Airlines	747-122	N4723U	1 of 393	19 occupants were injured while flying through a Clear Air Turbulence over the Pacific , and one person died after landing in Tokyo . The aircraft was then decommissioned, see: United Airlines Flight 826 .
08/05/1998	Korean Air	747-4B5	HL7496	0 of 395	After landing in Seoul , the thrust reverser of the outer left engine (No. 1) could not be activated. Due to the asymmetrical thrust distribution and the strong crosswind, the aircraft came off the runway and slid over a drainage ditch.
05/10/1998	Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique	747SP-44	ZS-SPF	0 of 66	After taking off from Maputo , damage occurred to the inner right engine (No. 3). Debris also damaged the outer right engine (No. 4) and penetrated the right wing, causing fire to break out. The crew was able to make an emergency landing on the aircraft, which was operated on wet lease by South African Airways. It was booked as a total loss.
05.03.1999	Air France	747-2B3F	F-GPAN	0 of 5	Defect in the chassis; the plane landed at Chennai Airport with the nose landing gear not extended and burned out.
12/22/1999	Korean Air	747-2B5F	HL7451	4 of 4	The incorrect attitude indicator and the wrong reaction of the crew led to the crash near Stansted Airport , see: Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509 .
10/31/2000	Singapore Airlines	747-412	9V-SPK	83 of 179	Collision with construction machinery as a result of using the wrong runway in Taipei , see: Singapore Airlines flight 006 .
05/11/2000	Cameroon Airlines	747-2H7B	TJ-CAB	0 of 189	The aircraft came off the runway on landing due to the reverse thrust not activated on one of the engines in Paris .
08/23/2001	Saudi Arabian Airlines	747-368	HZ-AIO	0 of 6	A mechanic lost control of the brakes and undercarriage controls while taxiing, and the aircraft rolled into a ditch in Kuala Lumpur .
11/27/2001	MK Airlines	747-246F	9G-MKI	1 of 13	Non-standard landing approach and lack of coordination of the cockpit crew, the aircraft crashed 700 meters from the runway threshold in Port Harcourt .
05/25/2002	China Airlines	747-209B	B-18255	225 of 225	Maintenance fault ( material fatigue ) - after an incorrect repair of the fuselage shell, the tail tore off during the flight over Formosa Street , see: China Airlines flight 611 .
11/28/2003	Hydro Air Cargo	747-258C	ZS-OOS	0 of 4	Due to a wrong instruction, the machine landed in Lagos on a track that was being repaired.
10/14/2004	MK Airlines	747-244B (SF)	9G-MKJ	7 of 7	Incorrect calculation of the required thrust by the crew led to a start-up accident in Halifax .
07/11/2004	Lufthansa Cargo	747-230F	TF-ARR	0 of 3	If the take-off in Sharjah was canceled too late , the aircraft leased by Air Atlanta Icelandic shot over the end of the runway.
01/24/2005	Atlas Air	747-212B (SF)	N808MC	0 of 3	In bad weather, the machine rolled over the end of the runway in Düsseldorf .
08/19/2005	Northwest Airlines	747-251B	N627US	0 of 334	The nose landing gear could not be extended to land on Guam .
06/07/2006	Tradewinds Airlines	747-2U3B (SF)	N922FT	0 of 5	If the take-off in Medellín was canceled too late , the machine shot over the runway.
02/02/2008	Atlas Air	747-2D7B	N527MC	0 of?	When taking off from Lomé , the charge came loose and damaged the aircraft so badly that it was written off.
03/25/2008	Air Atlanta Icelandic	747-357	TF-ARS	0 of 326	After landing in Dhaka , an engine pylon caught fire.
05/25/2008	Kalitta Air	747-209F / SCD	N704CK	0 of 5	If the start was aborted too late in Brussels , the machine shot over the runway and broke into three parts.
07/07/2008	Kalitta Air	747-209B (SF)	N714CK	0 of 8 + 2	Shortly after taking off from Bogotá , an engine caught fire. The machine crashed into a house.
08/03/2008	All Nippon Airways	747-481D	JA8955	0 of 0	A highly flammable detergent caught fire while cleaning work in Bangkok . The extinguishing agents damaged the aircraft so badly that it was beyond repair.
10/27/2008	Cargo B Airlines	747-228F	OO-CBA	0 of 6	When taking off from Brussels , the stern hit the runway. Due to the amount of damage, the aircraft was not repaired.
09/04/2009	Air India	747-437	VT-ESM	0 of 229	Due to a fuel leak, a fire broke out on the left wing before departure from Mumbai . Due to the amount of damage, the aircraft was not repaired.
07/17/2010	Saudi Arabian Airlines	747-306M	HS-VAC	0 of 22	The aircraft leased from Phuket Airlines was severely damaged by an engine failure during take-off in Cairo , in which the engine cowling was broken through. Due to the amount of damage, it was not repaired.
09/03/2010	UPS Airlines	747-44AF / SCD	N571UP	2 of 2	After a fire broke out in the cargo hold, the aircraft had an accident while attempting an emergency landing in Dubai , see: UPS Airlines flight 6 .
02/16/2011	Saudi Arabian Airlines	747-368	HZ-AIS	0 of 277	The plane got off the taxiway after landing in Medina . It was damaged on the fuselage and two engines and recorded as a total loss.
07/28/2011	Asiana Airlines	747-400F	HL7604	2 of 2	The plane crashed into the sea due to a fire in the cargo hold near Jeju-si , see: Asiana Airlines flight 991 .
04/29/2013	National Air Cargo	747-400F	N949CA	7 of 7	Stall and crash shortly after take-off at Bagram Air Base because the inadequately secured cargo slipped, see: National Airlines Flight 102 .
04/12/2013	Saudi Arabian Airlines	747-281BSF	EK74798	0 of 6	When landing in Abuja , the aircraft leased from the Armenian veteran Avia rolled over the end of the runway and was damaged on the left wing. Due to the amount of damage, it was not repaired.
12/22/2013	British Airways	747-436	G-BNLL	0 of 202	When taxiing to take off in Johannesburg, the right wing collided with a building. Due to the amount of damage, the aircraft was not repaired.
03/19/2015	Republic of Yemen	747SP-27	7O-YMN	0 of 0	The machine used as a government aircraft was irreparably damaged in a firefight in Aden .
06/17/2015	Delta Air Lines	747-451	N664US	0 of 388	During the flight over China, the machine was so badly damaged by hail that it was not repaired.
15/10/2015	Mahan Air	747-3B3	EP-MNE	0 of 441	Shortly after take-off from Tehran , parts of engine no. 3 came loose from the aircraft. The flying debris also damaged engine No. 4 and the aircraft structure. The aircraft was able to return to the airport and make an emergency landing there. A repair was not carried out due to the extent of the damage.
January 16, 2017	ACT Airlines	747-412F	TC-MCL	4 of 4 + 35	On approach to the Manas airport near Bishkek , the machine crashed in thick fog while taking off into a village, see: Turkish Airlines flight 6491 .
07/11/2018	Sky Lease Cargo	747-412F	N908AR	0 of 4	The machine overshot the runway at Halifax Stanfield International Airport and was irreparably damaged.

• "+" = Victim on the ground or in another machine involved in the accident

Individual evidence

1. ↑ List of Boeing 747 hull losses in the Aviation Safety Network , accessed November 11, 2018.
2. ↑ Statistical Summary of Commercial Jet Airplane Accidents (PDF; 287 kB)
3. ↑ Air India accident report 747-237B VT-EBO, Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on December 28, 2019
4. ↑ accident report B747-4B5 HL7496 , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on 23 January of 2019.
5. ↑ accident report B747SP-44 ZS-SPF , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on 21 January 2017th
6. ^ Accident report B-747-200F F-GPAN , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on January 23, 2019.
7. ↑ accident report B747-228F OO-CBA , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on 21 January 2017th
8. ↑ accident report B747-437 VT-ESM , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on 21 January 2017th
9. ↑ accident report B747-306M HS-VAC , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on 21 January 2017th
10. ↑ Dubai: UPS cargo plane crashes near freeway. In: Spiegel Online . September 3, 2010, accessed June 9, 2018 . 
11. ↑ accident report B747-368 HZ-AIS , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on 21 January 2017th
12. ↑ Crash: Asiana B744 near Jeju on Jul 28th 2011, fire in cargo hold, In: Avherald (English)
13. ↑ David Learmount: VIDEO: Flightglobal expert analyzes Bagram 747 crash sequence. Retrieved May 2, 2013 . 
14. ↑ The Aviation Herald : Crash: National Air Cargo B744 at Bagram on Apr 29th 2013, lost height shortly after takeoff. Retrieved April 30, 2013 . 
15. ↑ Accident report B747-281BSF EK74798 , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on January 21, 2017.
16. ↑ accident report B747-436 G-BNLL , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on 21 January 2017th
17. ↑ accident report B747SP-27 7O-YMN , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on 21 January 2017th
18. ↑ Accident report B747-451 N664US , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on January 21, 2017.
19. ↑ accident report B747-3B3 EP-MNE , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on 29 July 2018th
20. ^ Accident report B-747-400 TC-MCL , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on November 11, 2018.
21. ↑ accident report B 747-400 N908AR , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on 11 November 2018th