McDonnell Douglas MD80 N253A
14 July 1988 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 July 1988 at about 10:53 local time, a McDonnell Douglas MD80 registered N253A, operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 126 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:53
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- O'hare International (ORD)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- McDonnell Douglas MD80
- Registration
- N253A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- American Airlines
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Ontario → Chicago
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- CHI88IA165
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 |
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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct 1988 | Boeing B-727-200A | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1988 | Beechcraft 55B | Quincy, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1988 | Cessna 172 | Carbondale, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1988 | Cessna T310R | Urbana, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-28-151 | Fairview Hts., Illinois, United States | Hurst Flight Training, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1988 | Cessna 421A | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |