# Accident 19971107032599A: Beech C90A, Chicago, IL, November 7, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1997, 12:35 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: 41.8893° N, 87.6196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8893&lon=-87.6196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N200HV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C90A
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A21
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,286 total, 640 in this make and model, 165 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971107032599A

## Narrative

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

HY-VEE FOOD STORES CORP AIR TAXI STRUCK A UNITED A/L LAVA TRUCK, ACFT HAS SUBS DAMAGE.CHICAGO, IL. (.4)THE AIRPLANE'S TAXI INSTRUCTIONS WERE TO TAXI FROM THE SIGNATURE RAMP DOWN DELTA TAXIWAY TO D1, TURN NORTH ON BRAVO TAXIWAY, CROSS THE BRAVO BRIDGE TO RUNWAY 32R.  WHILE THE AIRPLANE WAS TAXIING THROUGH THE D-3 INTERSECTION, A UNITED AIRLINES LAVATORY TRUCK IMPACTED THE RIGHT ENGINE AND RIGHT PROPELLER PUSHING THE AIRPLANE APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET OFF OF THE TAXIWAY CENTERLINE.  THE O'HARE LAW ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT ISSUED A VIOLATION TO THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK FOR FAILING TO GIVE-WAY TO AN AIRCRAFT.  THE UNITED AIRLINES LAVATORY TRUCK, NUMBER LT411, HAD UNDERGONE A 'B' MAINTENANCE CHECK ON SEPTEMBER 12, 1997.  THE UNITED AIRLINES O'HARE OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES STATED IN THE SECTION FOR YIELDING THE RIGHT-OF-WAY, 'NO PERSON SHALL OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE UNLESS HE YIELDS THE RIGHT-OF-WAY TO AIRCRAFT IN MOTION.  TAXIING AIRCRAFT ALWAYS HAVE THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. THE O'HARE GROUND VEHICLE OPERATING REGULATIONS STATE, 'NO PERSON OPERATING A GROUND VEHICLE SHALL CROSS TAXIWAYS WITHOUT BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP AN                                                   D OBSERVING GROUND AIRPLANE TRAFFIC IN ALL DIRECTIONS. TAXING AIRCRAFT ALWAYS HAVE THE RIGHT-OF-WAY.'                                                (-23) ON NOVEMBER 7, 1997 AT APPROXIMATELY 1235 CDT, BEECHCRAFT C-90, N200HV, PILOTED BY PIC KIRK SHULTICE AND SIC DONALD W. TODD WITH 3 PASSENGERS ON BOARD WAS STRUCK BY A UNITED AIRLINES SANITATION TRUCK WHILE OUTBOUND ON TAXIWAY DELTA AT CHICAGO O'HARE AIRPORT (ORD), CHICAGO, IL.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS OF N200HV WHICH INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI98LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA033), Nov 7, 1997: Beech C90A (N200HV), Chicago, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the driver of the vehicle failed to yield the right-of-way to an airplane taxiing in a designated airport taxiway.

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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