# NTSB CHI79FA077: Boeing 707, N7566, Palatine, IL, September 18, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1979
- Place: Palatine, IL · PALATINE, IL
- Location: 42.1165° N, 88.0444° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palatine, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1165&lon=-88.0444&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 29, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133885
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FA077
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA077

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0029  79/9/18    PALATINE,IL         BOEING 707          CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM CARGO SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0507                    N7566               PX-  0  0  0                            44, 11500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN FRANSISCO,IL            CHICAGO,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH
        REMARKS- UNDER INVESTIGATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7566 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: O'Hare Intl

## 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 19790918023749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790918023749I), Sep 18, 1979: Boeing 707/, Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Inboard section of left flap separated at 10000 ft during descent. Captain landed using assymetrical procedures.

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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