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CHI84IA093

1984-01-23 · CHICAGO, Illinois, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport ORD

N8081U has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (U T V A 66(V-51), built 1974), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

AS THE CAPT APPLIED POWER & RELEASED BRAKES TO BEGIN THE TAKEOFF, THE ACFT STARTED TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT. THE CAPT STATED THAT HE CLOSED THE THROTTLES & PUT THE #1 & #2 THROTTLES IN REVERSE. THE ACFT THEN BEGAN TO VEER LEFT & SPUN AROUND NEARLY 1-1/2 TIMES. THE 1ST OFFICER STATED THAT AS THE ACFT INITIALLY DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT, HE NOTED THAT THE #4 ENG WAS NOT SPOOLING UP & HE SO INFORMED THE CAPT. THE RWY CENTERLINE HAD BEEN DEICED & WAS REPORTED WET WITH SCATTERED AREAS OF SNOW; BRAKING ACTION HAD BEEN REPORTED AS GOOD. THE CAPT SAID THAT LIGHT RAIN OR MIST WAS PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE UNDERSIDE OF THE #3 ENG COWLING WAS GASHED DURING THE INCIDENT & A LANDING LIGHT HAD TO BE REPLACED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_CHI84IA093.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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