Boeing 747-400F N404KZ accident near Narita, Japan, August 13, 2024
Boeing 747-400F, registration N404KZ, operated by Atlas Air, was involved in an incident near Narita, Japan on August 13, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case DCA24WA272 is n/a.
ADS-B receivers recorded 126 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 10,275 ft. The last recorded position was at 16:09 UTC, at 2,175 ft and 176 knots, descending at 896 feet per minute, about 12 km from Narita Intl (RJAA).
The nearest weather report, from RJAA (12 km away), showed wind 150° at 7 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Boeing 747 481F registered in United States (Mode S A4BC76).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- August 13, 2024
- Location
- Narita, Japan
- Aircraft
- Boeing 747-400F
- Registration
- N404KZ
- Operator
- Atlas Air
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- DCA24WA272 (N/A)
- Nearest airport
- Narita Intl (RJAA)
- Recorded flight
- 126 min, max 10,275 ft
- Last recorded position
- 16:09 UTC, 2,175 ft, 176 kt
3D flight replay
Replay the recorded flight in 3D with the weather, light and terrain at the time, flight instruments reconstructed from the aircraft's ADS-B transmissions, and automatically detected events.
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Sources: NTSB case DCA24WA272; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.