# NTSB CHI66I0008: Boeing 727, N8118N, Chicago, IL, July 16, 1965

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1965
- Place: Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 85 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 8, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176257
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66I0008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66I0008

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0020  65/7/16    CHICAGO ILL         BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  6  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AGE UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
        TIME - 0648                    N8118N              PX-  0  0 79                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OHARE
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8118N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8118N-1974-05-01), registration cancelled 1974-05-01, S/N 18269 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Registry model: [Boeing 727-25](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-25) (registry code 1384006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Ohare

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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