# NTSB CHI66I0052: Douglas DC-8, N811E, Chicago, IL, November 23, 1965

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 23, 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 17, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174731
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66I0052
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66I0052

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0043  65/11/23 NR.CHICAGO ILL        DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0  6  TRAINING                  AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0455                    N811E               PX-  0  0  0                            41, 17627 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            4187 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - DELTA AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- STALL RECVY MANUVER,NO 2 ENG 2ND STAGE FANDISK FAILED,NOT FOUND.SUSPECT FATIGUE TIE-BOLT HOLE AREA
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N811E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N811E-1998-02-12), registration cancelled 1998-02-12, S/N 36080 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Registry model: [Douglas C-54G](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c-54g) (registry code 3021536) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage

## Other investigations on N811E (1)

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.

- [NTSB ANC94LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA009), Oct 9, 1993: Douglas C-54GDC (N811E), Point Lay, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO PERFORM PROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING BY NOT COMPUTING THE REQUIRED LANDING RUNWAY LENGTH.

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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