| Date: | Monday 29 November 2021 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-4B5F |
| Owner/operator: | Kalitta Air |
| Registration: | N705CK |
| MSN: | 26413/1286 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PW4056 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | between Santiago and Miami, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Santiago-Arturo Merino Benitez Airport (SCL/SCEL) |
| Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Kalitta Air flight K4538A, a Boeing 747-4B5F, lost a panel during a cargo flight from Santiago, Chile, to Miami, Florida, USA.
During a post flight inspection a panel appeared missing and top pieces of the right flap and the connecting rod were damaged, along with a hole in the fuselage.
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