# Incident 19810507031129I: Doug DC863F, Chicago, IL, May 7, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1981, 12:55 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Ohare
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FTLA
- 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: N795FT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N795FT-2005-10-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-8-73F (registry code 302199F, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-73f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC863F
- People aboard: 3
- 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/19810507031129I

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO UNSAFE DOOR LIGHT. MAINTENANCE FOUND A DIRTY MICRO SWITCH.

## Other reports on N795FT (1)

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

- [Incident 19900103003219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900103003219I), Jan 3, 1990: Doug DC873F (N795FT), Dayton, OH, Minor damage. NR1 main gear wheel and tire assembly departed on touch and go landing. Retaining nut on axle failed.

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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