# NTSB CHI71IC022: Boeing 727, N6835, Kankakee, IL, September 23, 1970

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1970
- Place: Kankakee, IL · KANKAKEE, IL
- Location: 41.1017° N, 87.8637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kankakee, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1017&lon=-87.8637&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 80 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158865
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71IC022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71IC022

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0035  70/9/23    KANKAKEE,ILL        BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 2058                    N6835               PX-  0  0 73                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,ILL                 OKLA.CITY,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- NR 3 ENG FAILED,CAUGHT FIRE. FIRE EXT BY CREW,RET TO CHICAGO AND LND OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6835](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6835-1999-12-20), registration cancelled 1999-12-20, S/N 20188 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Registry model: [Boeing 727-223](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223) (registry code 1384074) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage

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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