# NTSB CHI78IA057: Douglas DC-9, N1273L, Springfield, IL, August 12, 1978

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1978
- Place: Springfield, IL · SPRINGFIELD, IL
- Location: 39.8017° N, 89.6437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8017&lon=-89.6437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 35 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 27, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139530
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78IA057
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78IA057

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0019  78/8/12    SPRINGFIELD,IL      DOUGLAS DC-9        CR-  0  0  5  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0721                    N1273L              PX-  0  0 30                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - DELTA AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST LOUIS,MO                 CHICAGO,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- CABIN DEPRESSURIZATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1273L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-9
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: No damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19780812037659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780812037659I), Aug 12, 1978: Doug DC9, Chicago, IL. Emergency descent after loss of automatic pressurization. Cause undetermined.

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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