Douglas DC-8 N6161A
15 June 1973 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 June 1973 at about 14:02 local time, a Douglas DC-8 registered N6161A, operated by Airlift International, Inc., was involved in an incident during the landing phase of flight near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:02
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- O'hare
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-8
- Registration
- N6161A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Airlift International, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Detroit, Mich → San Francisco, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0032
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
HIT PWR LINE, TREES, APRX 1MI FROM RWY DRG BACK COURSE LOC APCH.LNDD OK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb 1973 | Douglas DC-8 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1973 | Douglas DC-8 | Bangor, Maine, United States | Overseas National Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1973 | Douglas DC-8 | King Cove, Alaska, United States | World Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 6 |
| 20 Aug 1973 | Douglas DC-8 | Belle Glade, Florida, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1973 | Douglas DC-8 | Tokyo, Asia | Flying Tiger Line, Inc. | Fatal | - |
| 15 Jun 1973 | Douglas DC-8 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Swiss Air | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |