Skywest CRJ9 at Salt Lake City and Chicago on Sep 20th 2018, dropped wheel on departure
Last Update: September 21, 2018 / 17:08:50 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 20, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Skywest Airlines
Flight number
DL-4813
Departure
Salt Lake City, United States
Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Aircraft Registration
N679CA
Aircraft Type
Canadair CL-600 Regional Jet CRJ-705
ICAO Type Designator
CRJ9
The FAA reported the aircraft lost a wheel on takeoff and continued for a safe landing at destination.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 20, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Skywest Airlines
Flight number
DL-4813
Departure
Salt Lake City, United States
Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Aircraft Registration
N679CA
Aircraft Type
Canadair CL-600 Regional Jet CRJ-705
ICAO Type Designator
CRJ9
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