# Incident 19790111001149I: Doug DC833, Chicago, IL, January 11, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1979, 17:50 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: O'Hare
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N717UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N717UA-2013-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-8-33 (registry code 3021912, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT4A-3&5SER (registry code 52037, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt4a-3-5ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC833
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790111001149I

## Narrative

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

LEFT WING TIP STRUCK A LIGHT POLE DURING TAXI.

## Other reports on N717UA (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890219022689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890219022689I), Feb 19, 1989: Doug DC833 (N717UA), Syracuse, NY. Engine vibration on climb. Secured and made unscheduled landing. Engine had turbine failure.
- [Incident 19810825060959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810825060959I), Aug 25, 1981: Doug DC833 (N717UA), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Lineman failed to close door on fuel truck during fueling operation. Door damaged airplane engine nacelle.

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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