Boeing 747-128 N3203Y

Summary

On 28 December 2001 at about 11:27 local time, a Boeing 747-128 registered N3203Y, operated by Evergreen International Airlines Inc, was involved in an accident near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 December 2001 at 11:27

Classification

Accident

Location

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Ted Stevens Int'l Airport (PANC)

Coordinates

61.1794, -149.9833

Aircraft

Boeing 747-128

Registration

N3203Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

4

Operator

Evergreen International Airlines Inc

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Anchorage → Travis Afb

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

ANC02LA008

Nobody was injured.

The flight crew's inadequate preflight planning, and failure to calculate the airplane weight and balance prior to departure.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight crew of a Boeing 747 cargo airplane made a scheduled fuel stop in Anchorage, Alaska, in preparation for the final leg of the flight to Travis AFB. The accident airplane was refueled with about 100,000 lbs. of fuel. During takeoff in Anchorage, the tail of the airplane struck the runway, and sustained substantial damage. A postaccident investigation revealed that prior to departure, the crew failed to account for the weight of the additional fuel, and inadvertently used the same performance cards that were used for the previous landing. The crew was unaware that the tail had struck the runway until after arrival at Travis AFB.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.