# NTSB Incident ENG11IA043
> **MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-51** · 2011-08-06 · Atlanta, GA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ENG11IA043
- **Event ID:** 20110808X94427
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 2011-08-06
- **Location:** Atlanta, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.763332, -84.401664
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 0
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MCDONNELL DOUGLAS
- **Model:** DC-9-51
- **Registration:** N676MC
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The probable cause of the No. 2 engine failure and subsequent aborted takeoff was the high cycle fatigue failure of a fan blade near the blade root that resulted in extensive low pressure compressor damage and compressor case breach.

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