41.8500° N, 87.6501° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 12, 1981 · 17:23 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
O'Hare
Phase of flight
To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
FTLA
Aircraft
N792FT
Reported as
Doug DC863
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aborted takeoff due to vibrations. Changed tires and spacing washer in steering mechanism.
As the FAA filed it
ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO VIBRATIONS. CHANGED TIRES AND SPACING WASHER IN STEERING MECHANISM.