List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1960 – 1989
July 23 – Japan Air Lines Flight 404, a Boeing 747, is hijacked after takeoff from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands; one hijacker is killed and the flight's purser injured by a grenade blast; after several days and multiple flight legs, the passengers are released in Benghazi, Libya, and the aircraft is blown up on the ground; this is the first loss of a Boeing 747-200.