# Accident 19730528014099A: Piper PA31, Chicago, IL, May 28, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1973
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago O'Hare
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 41.9769° N, 87.9081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (ORD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9769&lon=-87.9081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50RS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50RS-1999-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,409 total, 78 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73FEE60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEE60) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730528014099A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI73FEE60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEE60), May 28, 1973: Piper PA-31 (N50RS), Chicago, IL, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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