Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 involved in Munich takeoff incident identified as VN-A867
The aircraft, a Boeing 787-9 registered VN-A867, was involved in a takeoff incident at Munich Airport on August 15, 2024, according to reports.
2 reports on this incident · first at Aug 29, 2026, 8:46 p.m. ET
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Aug 29, 2026, 8:46 p.m. ETFirst report
Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 aborts takeoff in Munich after suspected tail strike
A Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9, registration VN-A867, aborted takeoff at Munich Airport on August 15, 2024, after its tail is believed to have hit the runway, according to udaipurkiran.com. The aircraft, operating flight VN34, began its takeoff roll at approximately 1:45 pm local time but returned to the airport, landing safely on runway 26R at 3:57 pm local time. Passengers were instructed to assume the brace position before landing.
Four of the aircraft's eight main landing gear tyres were found burst, and the aircraft released fuel for more than an hour to reduce weight before landing, the report said.
Germany's Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation (BFU) and the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) are investigating. According to udaipurkiran.com, investigators are mainly looking into why the aircraft took such a long distance to take off and why its speed dropped twice during the takeoff roll. The cause has not been determined.
Registry records list the registered owner as Vietnam Airlines; the owner of record is not necessarily the operator of the flight.
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From aircraft and geographic registries, not from the news sources. Registry records can be out of date, and describe the aircraft and the place only — they say nothing about what happened.
- Registration
- VN-A867
- Type
- Boeing 787 9 — twin-engine jet landplane
- Registered owner
- Vietnam AirlinesThe owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight.
- Terrain elevation
- 1,719 ft
- Nearest aerodrome
- 7.1 miles S of Schleissheim Airfield (EDNX)
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