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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.
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 ...
October 26 – China Airlines Flight 204, a Boeing 737-209, crashes into a mountain after takeoff from Hualien Airport on Taiwan, killing all 54 people on board. October 28 – Aloha Island Air Flight 1712 , a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 registered as N707PV, crashed into a mountain at night killing all 20 occupants on board.
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 airplane, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 (registration N1819U [6]), was delivered in 1971 and owned by United Airlines since then.Before departure on the flight from Denver on July 19, 1989, the airplane had been operated for a total of 43,401 hours and 16,997 cycles (takeoff-landing pairs).
15 December 1989 KLM Flight 867: Boeing 747-406M Redoubt Volcano, Anchorage, Alaska: Lost power in all four engines after flying through cloud of volcanic ash: All engines restarted, landed safely. 0: 245 25 January 1990 Avianca Flight 52: Boeing 707-321B Cove Neck, New York: Fuel exhaustion
On 24 June 1982, the route was flown by City of Edinburgh, a Boeing 747-236B registered as G-BDXH. The aircraft flew into a cloud of volcanic ash thrown up by the eruption of Mount Galunggung around 110 miles (180 km) south-east of Jakarta, Indonesia, resulting in the failure of all four engines. Partly because the event occurred at night ...