Fokker F27-500 N242MA
9 September 1985 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 September 1985 at about 13:20 local time, a Fokker F27-500 registered N242MA, operated by Midstate Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 32 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 13:20
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- O'hara Iap (ORD)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Fokker F27-500
- Registration
- N242MA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Midstate Airlines, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Chicago → Mosinee
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI85IA369
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
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
AT ABOUT THE TIME FULL POWER WAS OBTAINED THE HEARD A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY A FIRE WARNING FOR THE LEFT ENGINE. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND THE CREW SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. THE PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED ON THE TAXIWAY AFTER IT WAS DETERMINED THE FIRE WAS OUT & THERE WAS NO MORE DANGER. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE LOW PRESSURE IMPELLER FAILED IN A HIGH CYCLE FATIGUE MODE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 1984 | Fokker F27-100 | Jamaica, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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| 27 Apr 2004 | Fokker F27-500 | Melo, Uruguay | Federal Express Corp | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 2007 | Fokker F27 MARK 200 | Albrook, Panama | Parsa S.a. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 2014 | Fokker F27-50 | Mugumu, Tanzania | - | Unknown | - |
| 2 Jul 2014 | Fokker F27-50 | Nairobi, Kenya | - | Fatal | 4 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 1985 | Cessna 170A | Murphysboro, Illinois, United States | Paul E. van Houten | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Nov 1985 | Cessna 172N | Mt Carmel, Illinois, United States | Frank J. Altadonna | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 Nov 1985 | Beechcraft BE 36 | Odell, Illinois, United States | Eugene Bouska | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 Nov 1985 | Cessna 404 II | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 1985 | Cessna 172M | Mt Sterling, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 1985 | Piper PA-32-301 | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | Holiday Airways | No injuries | - |