The first fatal crash of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_747" id="mw2w" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Boeing 747">Boeing 747</a> occurs when <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lufthansa_Flight_540" id="mw3A" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Lufthansa Flight 540">Lufthansa Flight 540</a> crashes while attempting to takeoff from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jomo_Kenyatta_International_Airport" id="mw3Q" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Jomo Kenyatta International Airport">Jomo Kenyatta International Airport</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nairobi" id="mw3g" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Nairobi">Nairobi</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya" id="mw3w" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Kenya">Kenya</a>, killing 59 out of the 157 people on board.