41.9390° N, 72.6843° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at BRADLEY INTL (BDL), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
July 21, 1984 · 13:00 local
Place
Windsor Locks, CT
Airport
Bradley International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
NIAA
Aircraft
OYKTE
Reported as
Doug DC8*
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT3D7
People aboard
68
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,876 total118 in this make and model118 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, 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Experienced difficult roll control on climbout. Landed safely. Right aileron reversion system failed. Broke cable.
As the FAA filed it
EXPERIENCED DIFFICULT ROLL CONTROL ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED SAFELY. RIGHT AILERON REVERSION SYSTEM FAILED. BROKE CABLE.