Allegiant MD83 at Springfield on Jul 3rd 2017, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: July 3, 2017 / 22:10:59 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 3, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
G4-679

Aircraft Registration
N864GA

ICAO Type Designator
MD83

An Allegiant McDonnell Douglas MD-83, registration N864GA performing flight G4-679 from Springfield,MO to Orlando Sanford,FL (USA) with 153 people on board, was in the initial climb out of Springfield's runway 14 when the crew advised they might need to declare emergency, it looked like they lost an engine (JT8D). The aircraft stopped the climb at 3000 feet and began to position for an approach to Springfield's runway 14. The crew subsequently did declare an emergency advising it looked like they lost the left engine. The aircraft landed safely on Springfield's runway 14 about 30 minutes after departure and taxied to the apron.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 3, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
G4-679

Aircraft Registration
N864GA

ICAO Type Designator
MD83

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