# NTSB CHI78FA054: Douglas DC-10, N102AA, Chicago, IL, August 8, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1978
- 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: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 256 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 17, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140457
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FA054
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA054

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0004   78/8/8    CHICAGO,IL          DOUGLAS DC-10       CR-  0  1 12  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1155                    N102AA              PX-  0  0244                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - O,HARE INTL
        OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NEWARK,NJ                   SAN FRANCISCO,CA             CHICAGO,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            STATIC: PARKED-ENGINES NOT OPERATING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT PERSONNEL: FLIGHT ATTENDANT
        REMARKS- F/A BUMPED HEAD ON BULKHEAD OVERHANG WHILE TRYING TO CLEAR AISLE FOR LOADING PAX.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N102AA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N102AA-2002-06-10), registration cancelled 2002-06-10, S/N 46502, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-10
- Registry model: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-10-10) (registry code 3022110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [GE CF6-6 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-6-series) (registry code 30020, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: O,Hare Intl

## Other investigations on N102AA (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 LAX73IL053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73IL053), May 7, 1973: Douglas DC-10 (N102AA), Tucson, AZ, incident, 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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