41.8500° N, 87.6501° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 7, 1984 · 17:50 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
O'Hare
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
JAMA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N779JA
Reported as
Doug DC9*
People aboard
93
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,500 total4,500 in this make and model225 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.
Aircraft collided with jetway during taxi for parking. Crew failed to see signalmans stop signal in time.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH JETWAY DURING TAXI FOR PARKING. CREW FAILED TO SEE SIGNALMANS STOP SIGNAL IN TIME.