# NTSB CHI79IA042: Boeing 707, N8413, Chicago, IL, April 10, 1979

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 10, 1979
- 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: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 94 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 21, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144106
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79IA042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79IA042

## NTSB brief

```
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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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: O'Hare

## 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 19790410010709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790410010709I), Apr 10, 1979: Boeing 707/, Chicago, IL. Aborted due to fire warning light. Caused by a short in #9 detector. Aft gally slide malfunctioned.

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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