# NTSB DCA89RA014: Boeing 747-121, N739PA, Lockerbie, United Kingdom, December 21, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 21, 1988, 14:05 local (19:05 UTC)
- Place: Lockerbie, United Kingdom
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 270 fatal, 2 serious, 3 minor; on the ground: 11 fatal, 2 serious, 3 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- NTSB case key (mKey): 15923
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA89RA014
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/15923/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA89RA014

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N739PA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739PA-1991-11-19), registration cancelled 1991-11-19, S/N 19646 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747-121
- Registry model: [Boeing 747-121](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-121) (registry code 1384871) (OpenAirDocs)
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: Pan Am

## FAA reports on this event (1)

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

- [Accident 19881221055379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881221055379A), Dec 21, 1988: Boeing 747121, Lockerbie, SK, Destroyed, 275 fatal. No communication with the crew. Reports suggest inflight failure shortly after departure.

## Other investigations on N739PA (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 NYC71AN054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71AN054), Nov 4, 1970: Boeing 747 (N739PA), Nantucket, MA, minor damage

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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