Boeing 747-200F incident near Anchorage, Alaska, March 4, 1994
On March 4, 1994 at about 8:50 pm local time, a Boeing 747-200F, registered B160, suffered minor damage in an incident near Anchorage, Alaska (Anchorage International airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under foreign airline rules (Part 129). The NTSB record does not give the injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE ATTEMPT, BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND, TO ATTEMPT TAKEOFF WITH THE PARKING BRAKE CONTROLL ENGAGED, RESULTING FROM INCORRECT PROCEDURES BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 4, 1994 · about 8:50 pm local time
- Place
- Anchorage, Alaska · Anchorage International · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Boeing 747-200F · all 747-200Fs on the register
- Registration
- B160 · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · foreign airline rules (Part 129)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE B747 BEGAN TAKEOFF ROLL WITH PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED. THE RUNWAY WAS COVERED WITH PATCHES OF ICE, AT APPROXIMATELY 60 KNOTS, DURING ENGINE ACCELLERATION IN AUTOTHROTTLE MODE, A CAUTION PANEL WARNING LIGHT INDICATED PARKING VALVE WAS NOT OPEN. THE PILOT REJECTED TAKEOFF; HOWEVER, 16 MAIN TIRES BLEW OUT AND GROUND DOWN THE WHEELS TO THE OLEOS AS THEY DRAGGED ON DRY PAVEMENT.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, March 4, 1994; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 820,000 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: P&W JT9D (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Operator: China Airlines
The flight
- Destination: KSFO San Francisco CA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 32, 10,496 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 140° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 4,000 ft; scat
- Temperature: 9°F (-13°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 8:52 pm from ANC, 1 miles away
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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