Boeing 747 accident near Hong Kong, HK
On October 19, 2025, a Boeing 747 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Hong Kong, HK. No one was seriously hurt. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 19, 2025
- Place
- Hong Kong, HK
- Aircraft
- Boeing 747 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 22.309°N, 113.914°E
- NTSB ID
- 20251020201888
Sequence of events
- Runway excursion (Landing-landing roll, defining event)
Conditions
- Local time
- 7:53 PM
From Wikipedia
Emirates SkyCargo Flight 9788 was a scheduled international cargo flight operated by Air ACT for Emirates SkyCargo from Al Maktoum International Airport, Dubai, to Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong. On 20 October 2025, the aircraft operating the flight, a Boeing 747-400, suffered a runway excursion at Hong Kong International Airport at around 03:53 HKT (19:53 UTC). The aircraft collided with a ground vehicle and subsequently crashed into the South China Sea. The two airport security staff in a ground vehicle were killed, while all four occupants of the aircraft survived. The aircraft, which split into two pieces, was destroyed and written off.
Airport Authority Hong Kong later announced runway 07L, the incident runway, was fit for use after examination. It is the first fatal aviation incident to occur at Hong Kong International Airport since China Airlines Flight 642 in 1999.
Text from Wikipedia, “Emirates SkyCargo Flight 9788”, CC BY-SA 4.0; shortened to the introduction. Authors.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
