# Accident 19891215051319A: Boeing 747*, Anchorage, AK, December 15, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1989, 11:48 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
- Operator: KRDF
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: PHBFC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747*
- Reported engine: GE CF680C2A5
- People aboard: 245
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891215051319A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENCOUNTERD VOLCANIC ASH CLOUD ON DESCENT. LOST ALL FOUR ENGINES. RESTART AND LANDED SAFE. PILOTS AWARE OF HAZARD.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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