- Date
- January 20, 1973
- Place
- Elk Grv Vllg, IL · ELK GRV VLLG, IL
- Injuries
- 72 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8436Boeing 707
- Status
- Completed · report April 5, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169608
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0001 73/1/20 ELK GRV VLLG,ILL BOEING 707 CR- 0 0 8 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0933 N8436 PX- 0 0 64 57, 24061 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 8000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHICAGO,ILL HONOLULU,HAWAII TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: RETENTION,GUIDE VANE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- FRETTING-3RD STAGE NOZZLE VANE RETAINING LUGS,NR4 ENG.STRUCT WING DMG FRM SEPD TURBINE ASSY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8436
- Reported as
- Boeing 707
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- O'Hare Intl