Event CHI86IA099

1986-03-02 CHICAGO, Illinois, United States Airport · ORD None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N138AA

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

ANDURIL INDUSTRIES INC FALCON

0

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A098EA

Registrant of record

ANDURIL INDUSTRIES INC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N138AA Douglas DC-10 None

Factual 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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_CHI86IA099.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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NASA NTRS 2011 · Reprint (Version printed in journal)

Predicted airframe noise levels for certification flights

A correction is presented for a previously published inconsistency in predicted airframe noise values, which were based on approach velocities lower than those required for FAA certification.

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