19730528014099A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA31 · Chicago, IL · May 28, 1973

Date
May 28, 1973
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Chicago O'Hare
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N50RS
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI73FEE60
Reported as
Piper PA31
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,409 total78 in this make and model78 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Collided with ramp service truck. Truck driver's vision reduced by bright lights in terminal area.

As the FAA filed it

COLLIDED WITH RAMP SERVICE TRUCK.TRUCK DRIVER'S VISION REDUCED BY BRIGHT LIGHTS IN TERMINAL AREA.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.