Boeing 737-3M8 (300) accident near Anchorage, Alaska, December 11, 1994
On December 11, 1994 at about 6:35 pm local time, a Boeing 737-3M8 (300), registered N681MA, was involved in an accident near Anchorage, Alaska. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under scheduled airline rules (Part 121). 1 person was seriously injured; 120 others were unhurt. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE FAILURE OF THE B SYSTEM CHANNEL AUTOPILOT ELEVATOR ACTUATOR.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 11, 1994 · about 6:35 pm local time
- Place
- Anchorage, Alaska · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured; 120 others were unhurt.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-3M8 (300) 737-3M8 (3 · all 737-3M8 (300)s on the register
- Registration
- N681MA · registry record · serial 24376
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE FLIGHT EXPERIENCED AN UNCOMMANDED PITCH UP DURING AN EN ROUTE CLIMB WITH THE B SYSTEM AUTOPILOT ENGAGED. A FLIGHT ATTENDANT WORKING IN THE REAR CABIN AREA SUSTAINED A FRACTURE TO HER RIGHT ANKLE. REPLACEMENT OF THE B SYSTEM CHANNEL AUTOPILOT ELEVATOR ACTUATOR ULTIMATELY FIXED THE PROBLEM.
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; multi-engine sea; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 21,000 hours in all
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 17,725 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, December 9, 1994; 32 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 135,500 lb
- Seats: 147
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Ge CFM56-3 (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Operator: Markair, INC.
The flight
- Departed from: ANC AK at 6:35 pm
- Destination: SEA Seattle WA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Sky: not recorded; not recorded
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | 4 | ||
| Passengers | 116 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number ANC95FA019.