# Incident 19811214086829I: Doug DC8*, Chicago, IL, December 14, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1981, 16:52 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Ohare
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- 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: N8098, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8098-2012-11-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-4 (registry code 3021502, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-2000 series (registry code 52023, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2000-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC8*
- People aboard: 54
- 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/19811214086829I

## Narrative

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

ZA AFTER TAKEOFF GEAR DOOR LIGHT ON.RETURNED,REPLACED PROXIMITY SWITCH MODULE. PN0080004002.

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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