# Accident 19980511046349A: Boeing 747422, Narita, May 11, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1998
- Place: Narita
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Aircraft: N179UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N179UA-2017-08-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-422 (registry code 1384935, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-422) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series (registry code 52119, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4000-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747422
- People aboard: 356
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA98WA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA98WA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980511046349A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THIS INCIDENT IS BEING INVESTIGATED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN.

## 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 DCA98WA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA98WA043), May 11, 1998: Boeing 747 (N179UA), Narita, Japan, no damage

## Other reports on N179UA (1)

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

- [Incident 19910320014569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910320014569I), Mar 20, 1991: Boeing 737200 (N179UA), Billings, MT. Experienced an elevator differential warning light on climb. Returned. Landed safely.

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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