# Incident 19790403012529I: Boeing 707331B, Chicago, IL, April 3, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1979, 11:00 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: O'Hare
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWA
- 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: N18704, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18704-1984-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 707-331B (registry code 138366H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-331b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707331B
- 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/19790403012529I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STRUCK A PARKED SERVICE TRUCK WITH A WING TIP DURING TAXI.

## Other reports on N18704 (1)

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

- [Incident 19800214021229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800214021229I), Feb 14, 1980: Boeing 707331B (N18704), San Francisco, CA, Substantial damage. Engine cowling separated from nr 3 engine on takeoff. Maintenance had opened at sfo and had not tightened down.

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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