Qantas Flight 1

Qantas Flight 1
VH-OJH, the aircraft involved in the accident, eight years later.
Accident
Date23 September 1999 (1999-09-23)
SummaryRunway overrun caused by hydroplaning
SiteDon Mueang International Airport, Bangkok, Thailand
13°55′38″N 100°37′01″E / 13.927333°N 100.617056°E / 13.927333; 100.617056
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBoeing 747-400
Aircraft nameCity of Darwin
OperatorQantas
IATA flight No.QAN1
ICAO flight No.QAN1
Call signQANTAS 1
RegistrationVH-OJH
Flight originSydney Airport
StopoverDon Mueang International Airport
DestinationLondon Heathrow Airport
Occupants410
Passengers391[1]: 1 
Crew19
Fatalities0
Injuries~38
Survivors410

Qantas 1 (QF1, QFA1) is a Qantas passenger flight between Sydney and London. On 23 September 1999, the aircraft operating the QF1 that had departed from Sydney that day was involved in a runway overrun accident at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok as it was landing for a stopover.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference TMWK QANTAS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "ATSB Boeing 747-438, VH-OJH Bangkok, Thailand" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2009.