Boeing

 

Date:	Thursday 4 June 2026
Time:	c. 12:45 LT
Type:	Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
Owner/operator:	Lufthansa
Registration:	D-ABPQ
MSN:	66827/1196
Year of manufacture:	2025
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 13
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Minor
Location:	Frankfurt Airport (FRA/EDDF), Frankfurt, Hesse -    Germany
Phase:	Standing
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Frankfurt International Airport (FRA/EDDF)
Destination airport:	Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX)
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
A Lufthansa Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, D-ABPQ, experienced a sudden nose gear collapse when standing at gate A15 (Terminal 1) at Frankfurt Airport (FRA/EDDF), Frankfurt, Hesse.
Two cabin crew members and several other employees of service providers were injured and taken to a hospital for medical treatment. Flight DLH450 to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX/KLAX) was cancelled.

There were 13 crewmembers and no passengers on board and the aircraft was taken out of service for inspection and repairs.

Lufthansa 787 Suffers Nose Gear Collapse At Frankfurt

Several Lufthansa employees were injured in the incident; passengers had not yet boarded the Los Angeles-bound flight.

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