Boeing 747-47UF incident near Melbourne, Au, September 9, 2012
On September 9, 2012 at about 5:48 pm local time, a Boeing 747-47UF, registered N409MC, was involved in an incident near Melbourne. It was flown under scheduled airline rules (Part 121). The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 9, 2012 · about 5:48 pm local time
- Place
- Melbourne, Australia
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 747-47UF · all 747-47UFs on the register
- Registration
- N409MC · registry record · serial 30558
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On September 9, 2012 a Boeing 747 operated by Atlas Air did not comply with the height and tracking requirements of the BADGR SIX STAR to Melbourne Airport. The investigation is being conducted by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. www.atsb.gov.au
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
The aircraft
- Seats: 660
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine 1: Ge CF6-80 SERIES (turbojet); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: Ge CF6-80 SERIES (turbojet); 0 hours total
- Engine 3: Ge CF6-80 SERIES (turbojet); 0 hours total
- Engine 4: Ge CF6-80 SERIES (turbojet); 0 hours total
- Operator: Atlas Air INC
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.