41.7856° N, 87.7527° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (MDW), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
September 13, 1988 · 11:15 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Chicago Midway
Phase of flight
Engine Run-Up
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N91GC
Reported as
Bell 222B
Fatal injuries
0
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 involved in an uncommanded liftoff during a ground run. Popped up and landed hard. No reason found.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT INVOLVED IN AN UNCOMMANDED LIFTOFF DURING A GROUND RUN. POPPED UP AND LANDED HARD. NO REASON FOUND.