# NTSB CHI69I0015: Convair 880, N828TW, Chicago, IL, August 7, 1968

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1968
- 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: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 44 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 8, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 80237
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69I0015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69I0015

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0013   68/8/7    CHICAGO,ILL         CONVAIR 880         CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 0737                    N828TW              PX-  0  0 37                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OHARE
        OPERATOR - TRANS WORLD AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- 14TH STAGE DISC,NO.4 ENG,FAILED. ENG CAUGHT FIRE. PLT LANDED SAFELY. ENG COWL DAMAGED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N828TW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR 880
- 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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