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Boeing 747-400 (747-430)

B747-28285Unknown

RegistrationDED-ABVR

OperatorLufthansa

1operators

4incidents

0accidents

0logbook years

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Boeing 747-400 (747-430) built in 1997 in Everett. Has operated for Lufthansa.

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Old · 29 years · ≈ 116,000 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

Engines4×

PropulsionJet

Seats371 (C67 · W32 · Y272)

First flight1997

Built inEverett, Washington (EE. UU.)

Country of registrationAlemania

OwnerLufthansa

MSN28285

Hex / ICAO 24-bit3C4AD2

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Boeing 747

Figures for the 747-400 variant, the most representative of the family · it is 67% the length of a football pitch

Length70.7 m232 ft

Wingspan64.4 m211 ft

Height19.4 m64 ft

Range13,446 km7,260 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed903 km/h488 ktMach 0.85

Service ceiling13,700 m44,948 ftIt flies above Everest (1.5 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight396,893 kg874,998 lb

Maximum payload217,879 kg480,340 lbIts 416 passengers with baggage would weigh about 41.6 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity416 passengersUp to 660 in a high-density layout

Endurance14 h 53 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 13,446 km range, from Frankfurt am Main it could fly non-stop as far as:

SCLSantiago12,100 km EZEBuenos Aires (Ezeiza)11,501 kmLIMLima10,724 km SINSingapore10,280 km GRUSão Paulo9,796 km

Beyond its rangeSYDSydney (Mascot)16,498 km

The type first flew in 1969 (57 years ago) · About 1,574 units built · Production ended in 2023

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Seating layout

67Business

32Premium

272Economy

371 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1997–2026Lufthansa network of its widebody aircraft

Base

FRAFrankfurt am Main

Main destinations

MUCMunich BRUZaventem LHRLondon EWRNewark YYZToronto YULMontréal IADDulles ORDChicago CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)AMSAmsterdam BKKBangkok

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Aircraft chronology

1997

Built

Assembled by Boeing in Everett, Washington (USA).

Mar 4, 1997

Delivered to Boeing Everett

Delivered to Boeing Everett as D-ABVR.

Mar 13, 1997

Transferred to Lufthansa

Transferred to Lufthansa.

Aug 1, 2015

Incident at New York

On August 1, 2015, the Boeing 747 430 aircraft (registration D-ABVR), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: Lufthansa.

Source: Lufthansa

Jan 31, 2017

Incident at Sept Iles

On January 31, 2017, the Boeing 747 430 aircraft (registration D-ABVR), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Sept Iles due to an engine instrumentation failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).

Source: TSB

Jul 25, 2018

Incident

On July 25, 2018, the Boeing 747 430 aircraft (registration D-ABVR), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident. Source: Lufthansa.

Source: Lufthansa

Feb 20, 2019

Incident at Rio de Janeiro

On February 20, 2019, the Boeing 747 430 aircraft (registration D-ABVR), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Rio de Janeiro. Source: Lufthansa.

Source: Lufthansa

Operators

1997-03-04

Boeing Everett

Registration D-ABVR

1997-03-13

Lufthansa

Registration D-ABVR

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Lufthansa

Registration D-ABVR · Lessor: Lufthansa

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BibTeX

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  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
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