# Incident 19780908018339I: Boeing 707/, Chicago, IL, September 8, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1978, 03:50 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: O'Hare
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWA
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N771TW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N771TW-1980-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 707-331 (registry code 138365H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-331) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707/
- People aboard: 104
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780908018339I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT DIVERTED TO OFF LOAD AN UNRULY PASSENGER.

## Other reports on N771TW (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790221006129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790221006129I), Feb 21, 1979: Boeing 707331 (N771TW), Boston, MA. Returned for landing due to fire warning on engine. Replaced upper and lower fire loops

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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