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McDonnell Douglas DC10-10 N115AA

14 January 1983 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 14 January 1983 at about 03:04 local time, a McDonnell Douglas DC10-10 registered N115AA was involved in an incident near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 201 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 03:04
Classification
Incident
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Nearest airport
O'hare (ORD)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
McDonnell Douglas DC10-10
Registration
N115AA
Category
Airplane
Engines
3
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 121: Air Carrier
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Dallas → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Minor
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
CHI83IA097

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
201 0 0 0 201

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

TOO HIGH A DECK ANGLE WAS ATTAINED DURING THE FLARE & THE ACFT FLOATED DRAGGING ITS TAIL ON TOUCHDOWN & LEAVING A 2 FT PIECE OF METAL ON THE RWY. THE FIRST OFFICER WAS AT THE CONTROLS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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