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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 747/ · Chicago, IL · November 7, 1978

Date
November 7, 1978 · 20:24 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
O'Hare
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UAL
Collision
Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4710U
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI79IA015
Reported as
Boeing 747/
People aboard
107
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
24,503 total1,343 in this make and model0 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.

Wingtip of N4710U struck rudder of N6825 while taxiing to runway.

As the FAA filed it

WINGTIP OF N4710U STRUCK RUDDER OF N6825 WHILE TAXIING TO RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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

Other aircraft in the event · 1

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