# NTSB DCA98WA043: Boeing 747, N179UA, Narita, Japan, May 11, 1998

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 11, 1998
- Place: Narita, Japan
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious, 1 minor, 360 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- NTSB case key (mKey): 11062
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA98WA043
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/11062/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA98WA043

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N179UA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N179UA-2017-08-17), registration cancelled 2017-08-17, S/N 25158, built 1991 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Boeing 747
- Registry model: [Boeing 747-422](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-422) (registry code 1384935) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4000-series) (registry code 52119, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: No damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: United Airlines, doing business as United Airlines, Inc.
- Flight plan: IFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Not reported

## 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 19980511046349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980511046349A), May 11, 1998: Boeing 747422, Narita. (.4)This incident is being investigated by the government of japan.

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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