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.jpg) D-ABYB, the 747 involved, seen in July 1970 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 20 November 1974 |
| Summary | Crashed shortly after takeoff due to pilot error and design flaw |
| Site | Jomo Kenyatta Int'l Airport, Nairobi, Kenya 1°19′09″S 36°55′39″E / 1.3192°S 36.9275°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 747-130 |
| Aircraft name | Hessen |
| Operator | Lufthansa |
| IATA flight No. | LH540 |
| ICAO flight No. | DLH540 |
| Call sign | LUFTHANSA 540 |
| Registration | D-ABYB |
| Flight origin | Frankfurt Airport, Frankfurt, West Germany |
| Stopover | Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi, Kenya |
| Destination | OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Occupants | 157 |
| Passengers | 139 |
| Crew | 18 |
| Fatalities | 59 |
| Injuries | 55 |
| Survivors | 98 |
Lufthansa Flight 540 was a scheduled commercial flight for Lufthansa, serving the Frankfurt–Nairobi–Johannesburg route.
On 20 November 1974, the Boeing 747-130 that was operating as Flight 540 was carrying 157 people (139 passengers and 18 crew members) [1] crashed and caught fire shortly after taking off from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi for the last leg of the flight, resulting in the deaths of 54 passengers and 5 crew members.[2] This was the first fatal accident involving a Boeing 747.[3] As of 2024 it remains the deadliest accident ever for Lufthansa.
- ^ Huber, Patrick (2024). Lufthansa 540: Der erste Jumbo-Absturz [Lufthansa 540: The first jumbo crash]. Berlin: Epubli. p. 39. ISBN 978-3-759875-25-9.
- ^ Huber, Patrick (2024). Lufthansa 540: Der erste Jumbo-Absturz [Lufthansa 540: The first jumbo crash]. Berlin: Epubli. pp. 73–76. ISBN 978-3-759875-25-9.
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 747-130 D-ABYB Nairobi International Airport (NBO)". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 5 May 2020.