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| Date: | Thursday 14 July 1988 |
| Time: | 06:53 LT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas MD-82 |
| Owner/operator: | American Airlines |
| Registration: | N253A |
| MSN: | 49286/1175 |
| Engine model: | P&W JT8D-217 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 126 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Chicago, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Ontario, CA (KONT) |
| Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI88IA165
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 September 2004 | N253AA | American Airlines | 0 | Chicago, IL | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 25-Mar-2024 14:06 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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