Emirates Flight 521
A Boeing 777 lifted off after a brief touchdown at Dubai with its engines still at idle, then struck the runway. All 300 occupants survived; a firefighter died after a fuel-tank explosion.
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Boeing 777 accidents and incidents
The Boeing 777 appears in 5 of the incidents we cover, flown by 4 operators from 2008 to 2016. 5 rest on a final report and 0 on preliminary or official information. This page lists the incidents we have documented from official reports. It is not a measure of the aircraft's safety.
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| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Location | Fatalities | Report status |
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| 3 August 2016 | Emirates Flight 521 | Boeing 777-31H | Runway 12L, Dubai International Airport | 1 firefighter; 0 aboard | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 17 July 2014 | Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 | Boeing 777-200 | Eastern Ukraine, near Hrabove, Rozsypne and Petropavlivka | 298 fatalities; no reported ground casualties | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 8 March 2014 | Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 | Boeing 777-200ER | Last military radar track near MEKAR; subsequent flight towards the southern Indian Ocean inferred | 239 missing; injuries could not be established in the 2018 report | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 6 July 2013 | Asiana Airlines Flight 214 | Boeing 777-200ER | Seawall before runway 28L, San Francisco airport | Three passengers killed | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 17 January 2008 | British Airways Flight 38 | Boeing 777-236ER | London Heathrow, short of Runway 27L | No fatalities | LEVEL 3 Final report |
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
The Dutch Safety Board found that a Buk missile warhead detonated outside the cockpit, causing the aircraft to break up.
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Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
A scheduled flight disappeared after leaving its planned route. The 2018 investigation could not determine why.
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Asiana Airlines Flight 214
The crew lost automatic speed control, inadequately monitored airspeed and delayed a go-around while descending below the visual glidepath.
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British Airways Flight 38
Ice in the fuel system restricted thrust from both engines during the final approach to Heathrow.
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