CHI79IA042

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 707 · Chicago, IL · April 10, 1979

Incident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
April 10, 1979
Place
Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
Injuries
1 minor, 94 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N8413Boeing 707
Status
Completed · report May 21, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790410010709I
Case key
144106

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0008  79/4/10    CHICAGO,IL          BOEING 707          CR-  0  0  8  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1756                    N8413               PX-  0  0 87                            50, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - O'HARE
        OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,IL                  TULSA,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - FIRE WARNING SYSTEM: POWERPLANT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUNDED
        REMARKS- FALSE FIRE WARNING LIGHT NUMBER TWO ENGINE ON TAKEOFF ROLL AT 90 KNOTS.

Aircraft

Registration
N8413
Reported as
Boeing 707
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
No damage
Airport
O'Hare

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