# Accident 19881221055379A: Boeing 747121, Lockerbie, SK, December 21, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1988
- Place: Lockerbie, SK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PAAA
- Aircraft: N739PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739PA-1991-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-121 (registry code 1384871, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-121) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747121
- People aboard: 258
- Fatal injuries: 275
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA89RA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA89RA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881221055379A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NO COMMUNICATION WITH THE CREW. REPORTS SUGGEST INFLIGHT FAILURE SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA89RA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA89RA014), Dec 21, 1988: Boeing 747-121 (N739PA), Lockerbie, United Kingdom, 270 fatal

## Other reports on N739PA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19810801054289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810801054289I), Aug 1, 1981: Boeing 747121 (N739PA), Agana, Guam. Captain shut down #4 engine due to high temp indication. Maintenance could find no malfunction.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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