United Airlines Flight 863
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Not to be confused with one of the aircraft featured in Air Canada Flight 759
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Occurrence | |
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Date | June 28, 1998 |
Summary | Near-CFIT |
Site | San Bruno Mountain, after takeoff from San Francisco International Airport |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Boeing 747-422 |
Operator | United Airlines |
Registration | Unknown |
Flight origin | San Francisco International Airport, San Mateo County, California |
Destination | Sydney Airport, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupants | 307 |
Passengers | 288 |
Crew | 19 |
Fatalities | 0 |
Injuries | 0 |
Survivors | 307 |
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On June 28, 1998, United Airlines Flight 863, a Boeing 747-400 flying United's regularly scheduled transpacific service from San Francisco Airport to Sydney Airport was forced to shut down one of its right-wing engines and nearly collided with San Bruno Mountain while recovering from the engine failure. The aircraft was able to dump fuel over the Pacific Ocean and return to San Francisco for an overweight landing, but the occurrence prompted United to change pilot training requirements.