Boeing 747-8F incident near Hone Kong, Hk, July 20, 2021
On July 20, 2021 at about 4:16 am local time, a 2020 Boeing 747-8F, registered N624UP, suffered minor damage in an incident during initial climb near Hone Kong (Hong Kong airport). It was a business flight 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
- July 20, 2021 · about 4:16 am local time
- Place
- Hone Kong, Hong Kong · Hong Kong · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 747-8F, built 2020 · all 747-8Fs on the register
- Registration
- N624UP · registry record · serial 63784
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Business flight · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Fire/smoke (non-impact) during initial climb defining event
The aircraft
- Seats: 8
- Landing gear: retractable
- Operator: United Parcel Service CO
The flight
- Departed from: VHHH
- Destination: OMDB Dubai
- 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
The NTSB has not released the docket for this case yet. The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), is usually released when the investigation is nearly complete, and the list here is refreshed when it appears. Check at the NTSB.
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.