# NTSB DCA10WA055: Boeing 747-300 Series, N749SA, Seoul, South Korea, May 4, 2010

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 4, 2010, 14:21 local (14:21 UTC)
- Place: Seoul, South Korea
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 75949
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA10WA055
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/75949/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA10WA055

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Part(s) separation from AC](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/338); cases with it: [All aircraft, 563 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/338/sequence.md)

## Analysis

On May 4, 2010, a Boeing 747-300, N749SA, operated by Southern Air Transport, blew 4 tires during a rejected takeoff at Incheon Airport, Seoul, South Korea. There were no injuries, and the airplane had minor damage. The incident is being investigated by the Korean Aviation & Railway Accident Investigation Board.

## Factual narrative

On May 4, 2010, a Boeing 747-300, N749SA, operated by Southern Air Transport, blew 4 tires during a rejected takeoff at Incheon Airport, Seoul, South Korea. There were no injuries, and the airplane had minor damage. The incident is being investigated by the Korean Aviation & Railway Accident Investigation Board (ARAIB). The NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative to the ARAIB's investigation in accordance with the provisions of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Annex 13 as the state of manufacture of the airplane. All inquiries should be directed to: Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs 281, Gonghang-Dong Gangseo-gu, Seoul, 157-815 Republic of Korea Website: http://www.araib.go.kr

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N749SA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N749SA-2012-07-13), registration cancelled 2012-07-13, S/N 24194, built 1988 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747-300 SERIES
- Registry model: [Boeing 747-300 SERIES](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-300-series) (registry code 1384920) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 24194
- Engines: turbo jet; turbo jet; turbo jet; turbo jet
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: Southern Air Inc
- Registered owner: Southern Air Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: ICN, Seoul
- Destination: KANC, Anchorage, AK
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: ICN, Incheon, runway 16

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Observed at: ICN

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.

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