Douglas DC-10 N138AA
2 March 1986 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 March 1986 at about 19:10 local time, a Douglas DC-10 registered N138AA was involved in an incident near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 106 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:10
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- O'hare (ORD)
- Coordinates
- 42.0306, -87.9004
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-10
- Registration
- N138AA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Frankfort → Chicago
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI86IA099
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 |
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
THE FLIGHT ENGINEER BECAME INCAPACITATED WHILE ENROUTE FROM FRANKFORT, GERMANY TO CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. PARAMEDICS MET THE FLIGHT UPON ARRIVAL AT CHICAGO AND THE FLIGHT ENGINEER WAS TAKEN TO A NEARBY HOSPITAL. THE FLIGHT ENGINEER DIED TWO DAYS LATER WITHOUT EVER REGAINING CONSCIOUSNESS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-10 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Apr 1986 | Douglas DC-10-30 | Jamestown, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1985 | Douglas DC-10-30F | Chantilly, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1987 | Douglas DC-10-30 | Atlantic Ocean | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 1988 | Douglas DC-10 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | American Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1983 | Douglas DC-10-10 | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1983 | Douglas DC-10-10 | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jul 1986 | Piper PA-28R-201 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1986 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Morris, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1986 | Schweizer SGS 2-33A | Mattoon, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1986 | Cessna 177RG | Valley View, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Aug 1986 | Piper J-3 | Peoria, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1986 | Piper PA-34-200T | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |