DCA97WA047

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 747-400 · London, United Kingdom · May 14, 1997

Accident · No injuriesForeign investigation
Date
May 14, 1997, 12:15 local (13:15 UTC)
Place
London, United Kingdom
Injuries
573 uninjured
Aircraft
CGAGMBoeing 747-400N770UABoeing B777
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Case key
11039

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

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Aircraft · 2

Registration
CGAGM
Reported as
Boeing 747-400
Category
Airplane
Damage
Minor damage
Flight
Part 129
Operator
Air Canada, doing business as Air Canada
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport
Flight plan
IFR
Airport
Heathrow International
Registration
N770UA
Reported as
Boeing B777
Category
Airplane
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Part 121
Operator
United Airlines
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport
Flight plan
IFR
Airport
Heathrow International

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day