Douglas DC-8 N8091U
5 July 1983 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 July 1983 at about 12:30 local time, a Douglas DC-8 registered N8091U was involved in an incident near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 122 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:30
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- O'hare (ORD)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-8
- Registration
- N8091U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Chicago → Cleveland
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI83IA299
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 |
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
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF DURING INITIAL CLIMB THE NO 1 ENGINE FAILED AND AN ENGINE FIRE ERUPTED. THE CREW DISCHARGED 2 FIREBOTTLES AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE ACFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE NO 1 ENGINE 1ST STAGE COMPRESSOR DISC FAILED DUE TO A SUBSURFACE MANUFACTURING DEFECT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 1983 | Douglas DC-8-63F | Dfw Airport, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1983 | Douglas DC-8-71 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1983 | Douglas DC-8-71 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 1983 | Douglas DC-8-63F | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | Flying Tigers, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1984 | Douglas DC-8-63 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 May 1982 | Douglas DC-8-61 | Near Goshen, Indiana, United States | United Airlines Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 1983 | Raven S55A | Rockford, Illinois, United States | David M. Sgricca | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1983 | Cessna 182G | Dongola, Illinois, United States | Robert Etherton | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1983 | Cessna 305A | Park Forrest, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1983 | Piper PA-30 | Aurora, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1983 | Cessna 177 | Wonder Lake, Illinois, United States | Ronald N. Kritzman | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1983 | Piper PA-38-112 | East Peoria, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |