# Incident 19781124025679I: Boeing 707/, Chicago, IL, November 24, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1978, 13:40 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: O'Hare International
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- 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: N18711, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18711-1984-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 707-331B (registry code 138366H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-331b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707/
- People aboard: 71
- 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/19781124025679I

## Narrative

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

TIRE BLEW ON LANDING.

## Other reports on N18711 (1)

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

- [Incident 19781019030629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781019030629I), Oct 19, 1978: Boeing 707331B (N18711), Los Angeles, CA, Minor damage. Main wheel outer rim failed in flight, knocked away part of a gear door. Aircraft landed safely.

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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