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Pages in category "Accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 787" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Three of the flights had flown above the Kármán line (edge of space), and one was intended to do so. In each of these accidents, the entire crew was killed. As of December 2023, a total of 676 people have flown into space and 19 of them have died. This sets the current statistical fatality rate at 2.8 percent.
The aircraft spiraled down with parts of the aircraft detaching one by one. It crashed into the ground, killing everyone on board. A photo of the aircraft falling was captured by a photographer. Toa Domestic Airlines Flight 63 – The aircraft, a NAMC YS-11A-217, crashed into the face of Yokotsu Mountain, all 68 people on board were killed.
The US Code of Federal Regulations defines an accident as "an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft, which takes place between the time any person boards the aircraft with the intention of flight and all such persons have disembarked, and in which any person suffers death or serious injury, or in which the aircraft receives substantial damage;" an incident as "an occurrence ...
It predates the Boeing 737 Max, the type that was involved in two fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019 that killed all 346 people on board those flights. The 737 Max was grounded for almost two years.
The aircraft was a Boeing 787-9, MSN 38461, registered as CC-BGG, that was manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in 2015. It first flew around December 2015 and was equipped with two Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines. [6] [7] The aircraft had operated the outbound flight, LA801, from Santiago to Sydney via Auckland. [8]
The carrier added: "If you believe you may have loved ones on board Flight 5342, call American Airlines toll-free at 800-679-8215. Those calling from outside the U.S. can visit news.aa.com for ...
According to the NTSB, the last fatal accident involving a commercial flight in the U.S. was Feb. 12, 2009, when a Bombardier DHC-8 approaching Buffalo-Niagara International Airport crashed into a ...