# Accident 19970921027699A: Cessna 172G, Chicago, IL, September 21, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1997, 19:10 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)
- 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: N4375L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4375L-2016-07-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 540 total, 450 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA298) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970921027699A

## Narrative

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

WING TIP HIT WINDOW OF CREW BUS WHEN PILOT TURNED BY MISTAKE ONTO A SERVICE ROAD AFTER LANDING.(.4) AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED TO TURN ONTO A SPECIFIC TAXIWAY. THE PILOT TURNED ONTO A SERVICE ROAD AN AIRLINE CREW BUS USING. SHORTLY AFTER TURNING, THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WINGTIP COLLIDED WITH THE LEFT REAR SIDE WINDOW OF THE BUS. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE BUS HAD TURNED TO ITS RIGHT AS THE AIRPLANE APPROACHED IT. THE ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED A BENT AND CRACKED REAR WING SPAR AND BUCKLED UPPER WING SKIN AFT OF THE LEFT WING FUEL TANK. (-23) SEE NARRATIVE #CHI97LA298

## 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 CHI97LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA298), Sep 22, 1997: Cessna 172G (N4375L), Chicago, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's selection of the wrong taxi route (service road) and not maintaining clearance between his airplane's wing and a bus.

## Other reports on N4375L (1)

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

- [Incident 20030912023919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030912023919I), Sep 12, 2003: Cessna 172G (N4375L), Jacksonville, FL. (-23) PIC reported that the engine stopped while in cruise at 1500FT. An attempted restart was unsuccessful. The aircraft landed in a field without incident 10…

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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