# Incident 19870821064049I: Boeing 747200F, Chicago, IL, August 21, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1987, 08:01 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago-O Hare International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FTLA
- Location: 41.9769° N, 87.9081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (ORD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9769&lon=-87.9081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N807FT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N807FT-1989-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-200F (registry code 1384866, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-200f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747200F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870821064049I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF. PILOT FAILED TO ACCOUNT FOR HIGH CROSSWIND, WET RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N807FT (3)

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

- [Incident 19860914082529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860914082529I), Sep 14, 1986: Boeing 747200F (N807FT), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Struck approach and threshold lights at departure end of runway on takeoff. Maximum gross weight not exceeded.
- [Incident 19850925053199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850925053199I), Sep 25, 1985: Boeing 747200F (N807FT), Chicago, IL. Lost nr 1 hydraulic system pressure during climb. Safe landing. Nose gear steering actuator came apart.
- [Incident 19801009083289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801009083289I), Oct 9, 1980: Boeing 747200F (N807FT), London, UK, Substantial damage. As reverse thrust was applied nose pitched up. Aft fuselage contacted runway. Probable ga switch activated.

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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