# Incident 19830620076152I: Boeing 747122, Chicago, IL, June 20, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1983, 11:29 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: O Hare International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 41.9769° N, 87.9081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9769&lon=-87.9081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4717U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4717U-1998-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-122 (registry code 1384872, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747122
- People aboard: 424
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83IA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83IA269) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830620076152I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK BY N808FT A 747 WHILE HOLDING AT TAKEOFF RUN UP PAD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI83IA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83IA269), Jun 20, 1983: Boeing B-747 (N4717U), Chicago, IL, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N4717U (4)

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

- [Incident 19951018039679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951018039679I), Oct 18, 1995: Boeing 747122 (N4717U), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. Narrative: on October 18, 1995, united airlines (uala) B747-122 aircraft N4717U flt 821 departed Honolulu International Airport for narita, japan.…
- [Incident 19890318021509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890318021509I), Mar 18, 1989: Boeing 747122 (N4717U), Honolulu, HI. Passenger reported fuel leak at gate. Flight engineer checked it out. Reboarded and took off. No fuel leak found.
- [Incident 19830701040109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830701040109I), Jul 1, 1983: Boeing 747* (N4717U), Omaha, NE. Landed at Omaha to remove four passengers for interference with the flight crew. Arrested by fbi agents.
- [Incident 19800423050259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800423050259I), Apr 23, 1980: Boeing 747122 (N4717U), San Francisco, CA. RH wing escape slide door open and slide separated from aircraft during training flight.

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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