# NTSB DCA18WA287: Boeing 747, N415MC, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China, August 30, 2018

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 30, 2018, 03:53 local (03:53 UTC)
- Place: Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 98334
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA18WA287
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/98334/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA18WA287

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) (defining event); cases with it: [Boeing 747-47UF, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md?model=1384812), [All aircraft, 618 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The AAIA of Hong Kong has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Boeing 747 airplane that occurred on August 30, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAIA's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as State of Manufacturer of the airplane.All investigative information will be released by the AAIA of Hong Kong.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N415MC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N415MC), registered now, S/N 32837, built 2002 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Boeing 747 (47UF)
- Registry model: [Boeing 747-47UF](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-47uf) (registry code 1384812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [GE CF6-80 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-80-series) (registry code 30025, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 32837
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: Atlas Air
- Registered owner: U S Bank Na Trustee
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Airport: Hong Kong

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 20180830018959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180830018959I), Aug 30, 2018: Boeing 747-47UF, Hong Kong, Minor damage. On August 30, 2018 an atlas air Boeing 747-47UF (freighter aircraft), registration number N415MC, operating as atlas air flight gti 8060 departed al maktoum…

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.

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