Date: | Monday 20 October 2025 |
Time: | c 03:53 LT |
Type: | 
Boeing 747-481 (BDSF) |
Owner/operator: | ACT Airlines, opf Emirates SkyCargo |
Registration: | TC-ACF |
MSN: | 25645/979 |
Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
Engine model: | GE CF6-80C2B1F |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
Other fatalities: | 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Hong Kong International Airport (HKG/VHHH), Chek Lap Kok -  Hong Kong |
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | Dubai World Central-Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC/OMDW) |
Destination airport: | Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok International Airport (HKG/VHHH) |
Investigating agency: | AAIA |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:
Emirates flight EK9788, a Boeing 747-481 (BDSF) operated by ACT Airlines (TC-ACF), was destroyed when it veered off the left side of runway 07L during landing at Hong Kong International Airport (HGK/VHHH), Chek Lap Kok.
The aircraft struck a ground service vehicle before coming to rest in the sea.
Two person on the ground died. The four flight crew members were rescued.
エミレーツ航空EK9788便は、ACT航空（TC-ACF）が運航するボーイング747-481（BDSF）であった。香港国際空港（HGK/VHHH）のチェクラップコック地区に着陸中、07L滑走路の左側へ逸脱し、機体は破壊された。機体は地上支援車両に衝突した後、海上に停止した。地上の2名が死亡した。乗務員4名は救助された。
METAR:
Weather:
METAR VHHH 191900Z 03015KT 9999 FEW030 27/20 Q1011 NOSIG
METAR VHHH 191930Z 02018KT 9999 FEW030 27/20 Q1011 NOSIG
METAR VHHH 192000Z 02004G21KT 9999 FEW035 26/20 Q1011 NOSIG
Sources:
https://bnonews.com/index.php/2025/10/cargo-plane-plunges-into-sea-at-hong-kong-airport-1-worker-missing/
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/10/19/china/plane-slides-off-runway-hong-kong-intl-hnk
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y0eeqz732o
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/TCACF/history/20251019/1310Z/OMDW/VHHH
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/tc-acf#3cbbd5bf
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=4b8466&lat=22.323&lon=113.881&zoom=15.8&showTrace=2025-10-19&trackLabels×tamp=1760903571
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/716687_1758337593.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Ex N596MS, JA8962
Location
Media:
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
19-Oct-2025 23:05 | Captain Adam | Added |
19-Oct-2025 23:27 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Operator, ] |
20-Oct-2025 00:06 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Narrative, ] |
20-Oct-2025 01:51 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Location, Destination airport, ] |
20-Oct-2025 02:55 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative, ] |
20-Oct-2025 05:54 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
20-Oct-2025 06:23 | ASN | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
20-Oct-2025 07:24 | aaronwk | Updated [Source, ] |
20-Oct-2025 08:36 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
20-Oct-2025 09:15 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
20-Oct-2025 09:30 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
20-Oct-2025 09:38 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
