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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 727 · 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
AAL
Collision
Midair collision, second aircraft
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6825
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI79IA015
Reported as
Boeing 727
People aboard
83
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 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.

Rudder of N6825 was struck by wingtip of N4710U as it taxiied to runway.

As the FAA filed it

RUDDER OF N6825 WAS STRUCK BY WINGTIP OF N4710U AS IT TAXIIED 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

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.