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The NTSB recommended that all 747-100s in service at the time replace their cargo door latching mechanisms with new, redesigned locks. [1] In 1989, the flight crew received the Secretary's Award for Heroism for their actions. [20] The aircraft was repaired, re-registered as N4724U in 1989, and returned to service with United Airlines in 1990.
On February 19, 1989, the FedEx-owned Boeing 747-249F-SCD crashed while on its final approach. The aircraft impacted a hillside 437 ft (133 m) above sea level and 12 km (7.5 mi; 6.5 nmi) from Kuala Lumpur, resulting in all four occupants being killed. [3]
15 December 1989 () Summary: Quadruple engine failure due to blockage by volcanic ash: Site: Over Redoubt Volcano, Anchorage, Alaska: Aircraft; PH-BFC, the aircraft involved in the incident, seen in 2014. Aircraft type: Boeing 747-406M: Aircraft name: City of Calgary: Operator: KLM: IATA flight No. KL867: ICAO flight No. KLM867: Call sign: KLM ...
All four engines of a KLM Boeing 747-400 operating KLM Flight 867 with 245 people on board, shut down when the plane flies through a volcanic ash cloud from Mount Redoubt during its descent to Anchorage International Airport. After descending more than 14,000 feet (4,267 m) without power, the crew successfully restart the engines and the plane ...
Pages in category "Accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 747" The following 70 pages are in this category, out of 70 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The crash occurred while the entire cockpit crew was preoccupied with a burnt-out landing gear indicator light. They failed to notice that the autopilot had inadvertently been disconnected, and as a result, the aircraft gradually lost altitude and crashed. This was the first fatal crash of a wide-body aircraft.
The crash was the first fire incident on the 747 Combi and one of few fires on widebody aircraft. Fred Bereswill, the investigator from Boeing, characterised the Flight 295 fire as significant for this reason. [29] Barry Strauch of the NTSB visited Boeing's headquarters to inquire about the Combi's design.
The crew was led by 58-year-old Captain Ralph G. Kevorkian, who had flown for TWA for 31 years and the U.S. Air Force for nine years and had logged 18,700 flight hours, including 5,400 on the Boeing 747. Captain/check airman Steven E. Snyder, 57, had flown for TWA for 32 years and had logged 17,200 flight hours, including 4,700 on the Boeing 747.