Boeing 707 N8413
10 April 1979 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 10 April 1979 at about 17:56 local time, a Boeing 707 registered N8413, operated by American Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident during the takeoff phase of flight near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 95 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:56
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- O'hare
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 707
- Registration
- N8413
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- American Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Tulsa, Ok
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0008
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 94 |
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
FALSE FIRE WARNING LIGHT NUMBER TWO ENGINE ON TAKEOFF ROLL AT 90 KNOTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 707 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Sep 1979 | Boeing 707 | Palatine, Illinois, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1979 | Boeing 707 | Panama City, Central America | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1979 | Boeing 707 | Miami, Florida, United States | Other-Foreign Flag Carrier | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1980 | Boeing 707 | Kingston, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | American Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1980 | Boeing 707 | Fillmore, California, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1978 | Boeing 707 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |