# Accident 19901126051929A: Lear 25B, Chicago, IL, November 26, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1990, 05:15 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago-O Hare International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CKSA
- 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: N5LL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 25B
- Reported engine: GE CJ6106
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901126051929A

## Narrative

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

SERVICE TRUCK CROSSED TAXIWAY IN FRONT OF TAXIING AIRCRAFT AND COLLIDED WITH ITS RIGHT WING AND TIP TANK.

## 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 CHI91FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA032), Nov 26, 1990: Gates Learjet 25B (N5LL), Chicago, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE DRIVER'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE COMPANY'S CONFIGURING THE TRUCK WITH MIRRORS WHICH OBSTRUCT FORWARD VISIBILITY.

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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