# Incident 19790125003432I: Doug DC6, Chicago, IL, January 25, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 1979, 13:00 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Ohare
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- 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: N72524 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC6
- 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/19790125003432I

## Narrative

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

TAXIING TO THE RUN UP AREA, SNOW PACKED AND SLIPPERY. STRUCK WAITING HELICOPTER N4227.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N4227, Frchld FH227: [Incident 19790125003431I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790125003431I)

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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