# Incident 19800924070779I: Doug DC931, Chicago, IL, September 24, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1980, 21:45 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Ohare International
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: REPA
- 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: N956N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N956N-2013-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- People aboard: 100
- 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/19800924070779I

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO TAKEOFF WARNING HORN. REPLACED FLAP SWITCH.

## Other reports on N956N (2)

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

- [Incident 19831107069099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831107069099I), Nov 7, 1983: Doug DC931 (N956N), Memphis, TN, Minor damage. Experienced a loud bang and loss of power from left engine. Landed without further incident. Engine replaced.
- [Incident 19791129045239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791129045239I), Nov 29, 1979: Doug DC931 (N956N), Detroit, MI. Crew suspected blown nosewheel tire, found only ice on nosewheel, after landing.

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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