# Incident 19781117026499I: Doug DC862, Chicago, IL, November 17, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1978, 13:42 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: O'Hare
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UAL
- 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: N8969U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8969U-2013-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-8-62 (registry code 3021970, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-62) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT3D series (registry code 52035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt3d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC862
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,022 total, 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/19781117026499I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE NACELLE STRUCK RUNWAY ON LANDING.

## Other reports on N8969U (4)

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

- [Incident 19890629051079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890629051079I), Jun 29, 1989: Doug DC862 (N8969U), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. Experienced loss of cabin pressurization. Emergency descent to lower altitude. Pressurization duct was ruptured.
- [Incident 19871231082069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871231082069I), Dec 31, 1987: Doug DC862 (N8969U), Pacific Ocean, HI. Passenger assaulted flight attendant en route to honolulu. Arrested by fbi on arrival. Company did not report assault
- [Incident 19790210006229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790210006229I), Feb 10, 1979: Doug DC862 (N8969U), Laramie, WY. Four people injured due to turbulence in flight.
- [Incident 19781020029199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781020029199I), Oct 20, 1978: Doug DC862 (N8969U), Fresno, CA, Minor damage. Nightly runway construction going on. Pilot was cleared for departure and told all obstructions moved. Hit a pole.

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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