# NTSB CHI80AA022: Douglas DC-8, N783FT, Chicago, IL, January 23, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 23, 1980
- 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: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 18, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132228
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80AA022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80AA022

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0005  80/1/23    CHICAGO,IL          DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0  4  SCHED DOM CARGO SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1738                    N783FT              PX-  0  0  0                            49, 11514 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            4956 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - O'HARE
        OPERATOR - FLYING TIGER LINE,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,IL                  SEATTLE,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- R MAIN GEAR ASSY,ATCH FITTING,PN 5611425,FAILED.FOUND OVERLOAD FRACTURES,UNKN RSN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N783FT](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N783FT-1984-10-17), registration cancelled 1984-10-17, S/N 46003 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Registry model: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-73F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-73f) (registry code 302199H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: O'Hare

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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