| Date: | Saturday 20 March 1993 |
| Time: | 12:16 |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-230B (M) |
| Owner/operator: | Lufthansa |
| Registration: | D-ABZA |
| MSN: | 23287/617 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1985 |
| Engine model: | General Electric CF6-50E2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Frankfurt International Airport (FRA) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Frankfurt International Airport (FRA/EDDF) |
| Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD) |
During take-off, the no.2 engine suffered fan damage caused by a bird strike and failed some 30 kt above V1. Take-off was aborted and the aircraft overran by 450 m.
Sources:
ICAO Adrep Summary 6/96
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 March 2003 | D-ABZA | Lufthansa Cargo | 0 | Near Sharjah |  |
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