# Incident 19790607015659I: Doug DC863F, Rockford, IL, June 7, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1979, 11:55 local time
- Place: Rockford, IL
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FTL
- Location: 42.2711° N, 89.0940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2711&lon=-89.0940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N796FT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N796FT-2004-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-8-73F (registry code 302199F, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-73f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3&3B (registry code 52039, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt3d-3-3b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC863F
- Reported engine: PWA JT3D*
- 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/19790607015659I

## Narrative

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

AFTER HOLDING, GOING TO ALTERNATE, MISSING BACK COURSE, LANDED ILS DOWNWIND, OVERTEMPED ALL ENGINES IN REVERSE.

## Other reports on N796FT (4)

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

- [Incident 20010216005249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010216005249I), Feb 16, 2001: Doug DC873F (N796FT), Dayton, OH. (-23) Dayton ATCT reported that emery 013, a DC-8, declared an emergency with #4 engine out. The a/c landed without incident on runway 6L at 01712Z. Emergency…
- [Incident 19900924053739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900924053739I), Sep 24, 1990: Doug DC871F (N796FT), Jacksonville, FL. Hydraulic failure en route. Landed safely. Hydraulic pressure line fitting union nut was loose and leaking in pylon
- [Incident 19870508033509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870508033509I), May 8, 1987: Doug DC873F (N796FT), Tucson, AZ, Minor damage. During landing in gusting wind the nr 1 engine pod struck the runway.
- [Incident 19801003077729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801003077729I), Oct 3, 1980: Doug DC863F (N796FT), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Pilot made hard landing which extended previous crack in main gear fitting. Doubler had been installed.

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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