- Date
- May 25, 1979
- Place
- Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Injuries
- 271 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N110AADouglas DC-10
- Status
- Completed · report September 23, 1980
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79725
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0028 79/5/25 CHICAGO,IL DOUGLAS DC-10 CR- 13 0 0 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1504 N110AA PX-258 0 0 53, 22500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 2 0 0 3000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHICAGO-O'HARE OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHICAGO,IL LOS ANGELES,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE TEARAWAY TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) AIRFRAME - WINGS: NACELLES,PODS,PYLONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ASYMETRICAL FLAPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDRAULIC FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- #1 PYLON DMGD DURG MAINT PROC DVLPD BY OPRR.SLAT DISAGRMT & STALL WARNING LGTS INOP AFT ENG SEP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N110AA
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-10
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Chicago-O'Hare
N110AARegistration cancelled Jun 5, 1979 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10
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