Boeing 747 B-18723

Summary

On 4 March 2010, a Boeing 747 registered B-18723, operated by China Airlines Ltd, was involved in an accident near Taipai, Taiwan. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 March 2010

Classification

Accident

Location

Taipai, Taiwan

Nearest airport

Anchorage Interantional Airpor (ANC)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 747

Registration

B-18723

Category

Airplane

Engines

4

Operator

China Airlines Ltd

Operating rule

Part 129: Foreign

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Anchorage → Taipei

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

DCA10WA036

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On March 4, 2010, China Airline flight 5233, a Boeing 747-400, registration B-18723 and operating as a cargo flight, experienced a tail strike during takeoff from Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Anchorage, Alaska. The airplane continued to its intended destination of Taoyuan International Airport (TPE/RCTP), Taipei, Taiwan. There were no injuries to the crew, and the airplane received substantial damage. The investigation is being conducted by the Taiwan Aviation Safety Council. The NTSB has assigned an Accredited Representative to assist the investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the Country of Manufacture and Design of the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.