# Incident 19790428200639I: Doug DC9, Chicago, IL, April 28, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1979, 15:44 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: O'Hare
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EAL
- 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: N8913E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8913E-2013-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-14 (registry code 3022034, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC9
- People aboard: 97
- 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/19790428200639I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH BLOWN TIRE.

## Other reports on N8913E (3)

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

- [Incident 19971024042129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971024042129I), Oct 24, 1997: Doug DC932 (N8913E), Cleveland, OH. Narrative: on October 24, 1997, at approximately 0721, nwa 1553 crossed the 23L hold line without cle-atct clearance. PIC and SIC, both, received letters of…
- [Incident 19830131006829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830131006829I), Jan 31, 1983: Doug DC914 (N8913E), Las Vegas, NV. Lost control of pressurization system. Regained control at 1400 feet. Replaced cabin pressure controller.
- [Incident 19810529057399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810529057399I), May 29, 1981: Doug DC914 (N8913E), Kalamazoo, MI, Minor damage. Landed on wet runway. Aircraft hydroplaned, ran off side of runway, taxied back on runway and onto ramp.

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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