Draft:Accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 777

The Boeing 777 is an American long-range wide-body airliner developed by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The Boeing 777 has had 5 accidents with casualties. 12 777s have had aviation incidents.

  • On 17 January 2008, British Airways Flight 38, a 777-200ER crashed just short of the runway while landing at Heathrow due to Fuel starvation.
  • On 29 July 2011, EgyptAir Flight 667, a 777-200ER suffered a cockpit fire on the ground at Cairo.
  • On 8 September 2015, British Airways Flight 2276, a 777-200ER suffered an uncontained engine failure during takeoff from Las Vegas.
  • On 27 May 2016, Korean Air Flight 2708, a 777-300 suffered an uncontained engine failure during takeoff from Haneda Airport.
  • On February 13, 2018, United Airlines Flight 1175, a 777-200 experienced an inflight separation of a fan blade in the No.2 engine while flying over the Pacific Ocean.
  • On January 14 2020, Delta Air Lines Flight 89, a 777-200ER had engine problems after takeoff from Los Angeles. While returning to Los Angeles, it dumped fuel over populated areas of Los Angeles, resulting in 56 injuries on the ground.
  • On February 20, 2021, United Airlines Flight 328, a 777-200 suffered a contained engine failure shortly after takeoff from Denver, resulting in debris falling off the plane over Broomfield, Colorado.

Accidents with casualties

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  • On July 6, 2013, Asiana Airlines Flight 214, a 777-200ER crashed on final approach into San Francisco, killing 3 and injuring 187 out of the 307.
  • On 8 March 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, a 777-200ER disappeared from radar while flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, presumably killing all 239.
  • On 17 July 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, a 777-200ER was shot down by Russian-backed forces while flying over Eastern Ukraine, killing all 298.
  • On 3 August 2016, Emirates Flight 521, a 777-300 crashed while landing at Dubai, killing one firefighter.
  • On 21 May 2024, Singapore Airlines Flight 321, a 777-300ER encountered severe turbulence over Myanmar, killing one British man.

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