Other incidents involving the 747-400 did not result in irreparable aircraft damage . On December 15 , 1989 , KLM Flight 867 , a 747-400M , en route to Tokyo 's Narita International Airport from Amsterdam 's Schiphol International Airport via Anchorage International Airport , flew through a thick cloud of volcanic ash , causing severe damage to the aircraft and replacement of all four engines . On July 23 , 1999 , a man killed the pilot of All Nippon Airways Flight 61 , a 747-400D bound for New Chitose Airport near Sapporo , Hokkaidō from Tokyo International Airport ( Haneda ) , during an attempted hijacking , and was restrained by other crew members ; the aircraft landed safely . On September 23 , 1999 , Qantas Flight 1 , flying from Sydney to London via Bangkok , overran the runway after touching down more than from the threshold during a storm with heavy rain , resulting in aircraft damage and minor passenger injuries . On January 31 , 2001 , the pilot of Japan Airlines Flight 907 , a 747-400D bound for Naha International Airport from Tokyo International Airport , made an emergency dive , narrowly avoiding a collision with a Japan Airlines DC-10
Japan Airlines Flight 907
2001 Japan Airlines mid-air incident
Boeing 747-400