Following the cargo plane crash at Hong Kong International Airport that took two lives on 20 October 2025, there are further updates as more information is gathered at the scene.
Local Authorities: The Plane took a Sudden Left after Landing
As the investigation into the accident continues, the local authorities are trying to retrieve data from the black box of the aircraft to understand the cause of the incident.
From a recording circulating online, which seems to be between the aircraft and the control tower at Hong Kong International Airport, the aircraft, after receiving confirmation to land on the runway, took a sudden left turn as they are landing and crashed into the sea, while the control center did not receive any requests for assistance nor distress signals, and they failed to get in touch with the crew onboard after the crash.
The National Transportation Safety Board has announced that it has sent five investigators on-site to assist with the further investigation.
Mable Chan, Secretary of Transport and Logistics in Hong Kong, during her opening speech at the IATA World Sustainability Symposium, said the incident ” is not something we would like to see,” and also mentioned that related authorities has reached out to the family of the deceased to assist them during the hard times.
Previous Passenger Aircraft Converted to Cargo Plane
The flight, EK 9788, operated by Emirates, is a wet-lease operated by Turkish-based ACT Airlines. Both parties said they will proactively contribute to the ongoing investigation.
From online data, the aircraft is a Boeing 747-481, first used in 1993 by All Nippon Airways as a passenger aircraft, then later converted to a cargo plane as it is acquired by ACT Airlines in 2011.
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