747 - Major Air Disasters
[Picture of 747SP]


This is a table of 747 Air Disasters since 20th November 1974 when the first major 747 crash took place on take-off at Nairobi, Kenya.


Date Crash Site Aircraft Airline Likely Reason for Crash as Reported Fatalities Report
20/11/1974 Nairobi, Kenya 747 Lufthansa Crashed at Take-off 59 Special
16/12/1975 Anchorage, Alaska 747-246 Japan Airlines Skidded off Taxiway 2 Seriously Injured Report
27/03/1977 Tenerif 747 Pan Am Collision with Below 335 Report
27/03/1977 Tenerif 747 KLM Collision with Above 248 Report
03/11/1977 Belgrade, Yogoslovia 747 El Al Decompression 1
01/01/1978 Bandra, India 747-237B Air India Instrument Failure 213
11/08/1982 Pacific Ocean 747 Pan American World Airways Bomb 1
01/09/1983 Sakhalin Island 747 Korean Airlnes Shot Down 269 Special
27/11/1983 Madrid, Barajas 747-283B Avianca Ground Collision 181 Report
19/02/1985 San Francisco 747-SP China Airlines Engine Failure 2 Seriously Injured Report
23/06/1985 Irish Coast 747-200 Air India Bomb 329 Special
12/08/1985 Mount Otsuka 747 SR Japan Air Lines Structural failure 520 Special
28/11/1987 Indian Ocean 747-244B South African Airways Onboard fire 159 Report
21/12/1988 Lockerbie Scotland 747-121 Pan Am Bomb 270 Report
24/02/1989 Hawaii 747-122 United Airlines Cargo Door Separation 9 Report
29/12/1991 Wanli, Taiwan 747-2R7F China Airlines Engine Fell off 5
04/10/1992 Amsterdam, Netherlands 747-258F El Al Engine Fell off 52
31/03/1993 Anchorage 747-121 Japan Airlines Engine Fell off Not Available Special
20/12/1995 JFK 747 Tower Air Crashed on take-off 1 Seriously injured Report
17/07/1996 New York 747-100 TWA Crashed after take-off 230 Report
12/11/1996 Dadri, India 747-100 Saudia Collision 312
05/08/1997 Guam 747 Korean Air Lines Crashed on Landing 202? Report


Link to Airline Disasters 1920 - 1997

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