Boeing 747-481F incident near Tokyo, Japan, Jp, June 11, 2010
On June 11, 2010 at about 9:55 pm local time, a Boeing 747-481F, registered JA01KZ, was involved in an incident near Tokyo, Japan (Narita/New Tokyo International airport). It was flown under non-U.S. commercial rules. 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
- June 11, 2010 · about 9:55 pm local time
- Place
- Tokyo, Japan, Japan · Narita/New Tokyo International
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 747-481F · all 747-481Fs on the register
- Registration
- JA01KZ · no longer on the register · serial 34016
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On June 11, 2010, a Boeing 747-400F, registered JA01KZ, operated by Nippon Cargo Airlines Co., Ltd., took off from Narita International airport at 21:53 Japan Standard Time. Just after the take-off, the No. 1 engine (left), a General Electric CF6-80C2B1F turbofan, was shut down due to vibration. The airplane returned to the airport for an uneventful landing at about 23:08. All three persons on board were not injured. On June 14, 2010, after No.1 engine was removed from the aircraft, an inspection revealed that turbine blades of the engine were seriously damaged. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Japan. Further information pertaining to this incident may be obtained from: Director-General Secretariat of the Aircraft and Railway Accidents Investigation Commission Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport 2-1-2, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8918 Japan Tel.: (81) 3 5253 8813 E-mail: ARAIC@mlit.go.jp Fax: (81) 3 5253 1677 AFTN: RJTDYAYA Cable: KOKUKYOKU-TOKYO Website: http://www.motnet.go.jp/araic/index.html This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information obtained for, or released by, the Government of Japan.
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
- Maximum gross weight: 875,000 lb
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: General Electic CF6-80C2B1F (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Operator: Nippon Cargo Airlines
The flight
- Departed from: RJAA Tokyo at 12:55 pm
- Destination: ANC Anchorage AK
- Flight plan: IFR
- A second pilot was aboard
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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