China Airlines B744 at Anchorage on Mar 4th 2010, severe tail strike on takeoff, airplane continues across Pacific
A China Airlines Boeing 747-400 freighter, registration B-18723 performing freight flight CI-11 from Anchorage,AK (USA) to Taipei (Taiwan) with 3 crew, struck its tail onto the departure runway in Anchorage at about 03:39L (12:39Z), but continued to Taipei, where the airplane landed safely.
The NTSB reported on Mar 23rd 2010, that the airplane received substantial damage in the tail strike and classified the occurrence an accident. Taiwan's Aviation Safety Council is investigating, the NTSB have assigned an accredited representative.