NTSB investigations: Boeing 747-422

15 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Boeing 747-422. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

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NTSB investigations: Boeing 747-422 per year, 1990–2026: 15 cases
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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1384935'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB DCA17WA159Incident · No injuriesForeign investigationBoeing 747 422 · Frankfurt, GermanyThe BFU of Germany has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 747 airplane that occurred on July 18, 2017. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the BFU's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the…Jul 18, 2017 · N121UA · No damageNTSB DCA15WA015Incident · No injuriesForeign investigationBoeing 747 422 · Frankfurt, GermanyThe German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation (BFU) has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Boeing 747 that occurred on October 22, 2014. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the BFU's investigation under…Oct 22, 2014 · N120UA · Minor damageNTSB WPR13LA131Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing 747-422 · Pacific Ocean, A1The flight’s encounter with moderate clear air turbulence while en route, which resulted in a serious injury to a flight attendant. Contributing to the accident was the lack of communication equipment in the rest compartment, which, if installed, could have…Feb 19, 2013 · N174UA · No damageNTSB DCA11FA091Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportBoeing 747-422 · Tangshan, Chinaan inadvertent encounter with convectively induced turbulence likely due to radar limitations and convective weather developing upwards into the flight path.Jul 29, 2011 · N173UA · No damageNTSB DCA10CA032Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing 747 · Anchorage, AKan inadvertent encounter with clear air turbulence.Feb 19, 2010 · N173UA · Minor damageNTSB LAX07LA204Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing 747-422 · OceanicAn in-flight encounter with turbulence that resulted in serious injury to a flight attendant.Jun 27, 2007 · N120UA · No damageNTSB LAX04LA050Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing 747-422 · San Francisco, CAa tail strike due to a combination of the wind shifting from a headwind to a tailwind during rotation, and the pilot's control inputs for the crosswind condition.Nov 14, 2003 · N178UA · Substantial damageNTSB CHI03IA097Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 747-422 · Chicago, ILFailure of company maintenance personnel to fully comply with published maintenance/inspection procedures, as well as the resulting inoperative drain heaters and restricted movement of the aileron control cables. Contributing factors were the impeded waste…Apr 1, 2003 · N175UA · No damageNTSB LAX02LA146Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing 747-422 · Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean)An in-flight encounter with clear air turbulence and wind shear, which resulted in a serious injury to a flight attendant.May 1, 2002 · N182UA · No damageNTSB LAX99LA212Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing 747-422 · Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean)intentional tampering/altering of a galley lift interlock microswitch by unknown persons.Jun 9, 1999 · N198UA · No damageNTSB DCA98WA043Accident · Serious injuriesForeign investigationBoeing 747 · Narita, JapanMay 11, 1998 · N179UA · No damageNTSB CHI97LA292Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing 747-422 · Grand Forks, NDThe flight attendant's seat belt was not secured. A factor was turbulence in the clouds.Sep 14, 1997 · N175UA · No damageNTSB LAX96LA013Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing 747-422 · Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean)an inadvertent encounter with unreported and unforecasted severe turbulence. A factor in the accident was the passengers' non-use of seat belts during cruise flight.Oct 17, 1995 · N191UA · No damageNTSB LAX94LA141Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing 747-400 · Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean)the failure of the chief steward to verify that all flight attendants had been informed, and were complying with the captain's instructions to remain seated with their seatbelts fastened.Feb 12, 1994 · N186UA · No damageNTSB LAX90IA305Incident · Minor injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 747-422 · Los Angeles, CAThe failure of the manufacturer to ensure that the landing gear selector valves and their associated drum link assemblies were properly installed prior to delivery of the aircraft. A factor in the accident was the lack of information available to the crew…Aug 27, 1990 · N174UA · Minor damage