# Incident 19880219071532I: Bac 146200A, Chicago, IL, February 19, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1988, 12:07 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago-O Hare International
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AWAA
- Location: 41.9769° N, 87.9081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (ORD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9769&lon=-87.9081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N602AW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N602AW-1990-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: British Aerospace BAE 146 SERIES 200 (registry code 1500265, https://openairdocs.org/model/british-aerospace-bae-146-series-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BAC 146200A
- People aboard: 81
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88IA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88IA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880219071532I

## Narrative

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

ATC OPERATIONAL ERROR LED TO REDUCED CLEARANCE BETWEEN TWO AIRCRAFT DURING TAKEOFF FROM DIFFERENT RUNWAYS.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N635US, Boeing 747227B: [Incident 19880219071531I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880219071531I)

## 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 CHI88IA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88IA073), Feb 19, 1988: British Aerospace BAE 146-200 (N602AW), Chicago, IL, incident, no damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE TOWER CAB SUPERVISOR TO ASSURE THAT COORDINATION BETWEEN THE SOUTH LOCAL CONTROLLER AND NORTH LOCAL CONTROLLER HAD BEEN COMPLETED. A FACTOR IS THE FAILURE OF FAA TOWER MANAGEMENT TO…

## Other reports on N602AW (2)

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

- [Incident 19850709035929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850709035929I), Jul 9, 1985: Bac 146200A (N602AW), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Encountered hail en route. Main forward window outer glass cracked in windshield. Continued to destination.
- [Incident 19850122002699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850122002699I), Jan 22, 1985: Bac 146200A (N602AW), Chicago, IL. Turbine inlet temp fluctuation, metal sounds from engine. Flames from exhaust. Sheared compressor shafts NR2 engine

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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