# Accident 19941211041769A: Boeing 737300, Anchorage, AK, December 11, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1994, 14:35 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Anchorage International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MRKA
- Location: 61.1590° N, 149.9904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1590&lon=-149.9904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N681MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N681MA-1996-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-3M8 (registry code 138447T, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-3m8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737300
- Reported engine: GE CFM56*
- People aboard: 120
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,000 total, 5,600 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95FA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941211041769A

## Narrative

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

UNCOMMANDED PITCHUP ON CLIMB. STEWARDESS BROKE ANKLE. SOME TURBULENCE. B SYSTEM AUTOPILOT. ELEVATOR ACUTATOR DEFECT

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC95FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95FA019), Dec 11, 1994: Boeing 737-3M8 (300) (N681MA), Anchorage, AK, no damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE B SYSTEM CHANNEL AUTOPILOT ELEVATOR ACTUATOR.

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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