- Date
- March 2, 1986, 13:10 local (19:10 UTC)
- Place
- Chicago, IL
- Injuries
- 106 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N138AADouglas DC-10
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860302019329I
- Case key
- 13356
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Sequence of events
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Miscellaneous/other
Incapacitation(loss of consciousness)Cause
Self-induced pressureCause
Analysis
The flight engineer became incapacitated while enroute from frankfort, germany to Chicago, Illinois. Paramedics met the flight upon arrival at Chicago and the flight engineer was taken to a nearby hospital. The flight engineer died two days later without ever regaining consciousness.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N138AA
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-10
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- GE CF-6, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Registered owner
- American Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- Frankfort
- Destination
- ORD · Chicago, IL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- ORD · O'Hare, runway 14L, 10,003 × 150 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ORD, 500 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.