What happened
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(-23) Received preliminary report from the great lakes regional office on an accident at Chicago o'Hare international airport at approximately 20:15 pm. October 24, 2002. The accident involved an atlantic coast airlines (aca) aircraft registration number N681BR a Bombardier CL-600-2B19 and a united airlines (ual) employee bus (#BU92). The preliminary investigation indicated that N681BR departed terminal "e" gate E-11 on flight number 7719 at approximately 19:30 p.m. N681BR was instructed to taxi to runway 4L via inner then outer onto taxiway "b" (bravo) to runway 4L. The aca aircraft proceeded on bravo past intersections A4, A5, A6, and A7. As aircraft N681BR taxied past intersection A7 it was struck by an ual employee bus (#BU92). The ual bus was en route from the ual "c" terminal to the ual "c" parking lot near the ual maintenace hangers via airport service roads. The bus hit the right side of the aircraft just aft of the first officer's side window. Aircraft N681BR sustained substantial damage to the right-hand side of the fuselage and right wing leading edge. Passenger count on N681BR was 49 and a crew of 3. The pilots, flight attendant and one passenger received minor injuries. No passengers were aboard the united airlines employee bus, only the bus driver whom received minor injuries. All were taken to resurrection hospital for check-ups. The remaining passengers were transported by bus to gate C16. The bus driver received two citations relating to the accident. The national transportation safety board (NTSB) investigator in charge advised safety personnel responding to the accident that it was ok to move the aircraft and bus. The NTSB will be arriving the morning of 10-25-2002.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) RECEIVED PRELIMINARY REPORT FROM THE GREAT LAKES REGIONAL OFFICE ON AN ACCIDENT AT CHICAGO O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 20:15 PM. OCTOBER 24, 2002. THE ACCIDENT INVOLVED AN ATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES (ACA) AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION NUMBER N681BR A BOMBARDIER CL-600-2B19 AND A UNITED AIRLINES (UAL) EMPLOYEE BUS (#BU92). THE PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION INDICATED THAT N681BR DEPARTED TERMINAL "E" GATE E-11 ON FLIGHT NUMBER 7719 AT APPROXIMATELY 19:30 P.M. N681BR WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAXI TO RUNWAY 4L VIA INNER THEN OUTER ONTO TAXIWAY "B" (BRAVO) TO RUNWAY 4L. THE ACA AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED ON BRAVO PAST INTERSECTIONS A4, A5, A6, AND A7. AS AIRCRAFT N681BR TAXIED PAST INTERSECTION A7 IT WAS STRUCK BY AN UAL EMPLOYEE BUS (#BU92). THE UAL BUS WAS EN ROUTE FROM THE UAL "C" TERMINAL TO THE UAL "C" PARKING LOT NEAR THE UAL MAINTENACE HANGERS VIA AIRPORT SERVICE ROADS. THE BUS HIT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT JUST AFT OF THE FIRST OFFICER'S SIDE WINDOW. AIRCRAFT N681BR SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE AND RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE. PASSENGER COUNT ON N681BR WAS 49 AND A CREW OF 3. THE PILOTS, FLIGHT ATTENDANT AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. NO PASSENGERS WERE ABOARD THE UNITED AIRLINES EMPLOYEE BUS, ONLY THE BUS DRIVER WHOM RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. ALL WERE TAKEN TO RESURRECTION HOSPITAL FOR CHECK-UPS. THE REMAINING PASSENGERS WERE TRANSPORTED BY BUS TO GATE C16. THE BUS DRIVER RECEIVED TWO CITATIONS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT. THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (NTSB) INVESTIGATOR IN CHARGE ADVISED SAFETY PERSONNEL RESPONDING TO THE ACCIDENT THAT IT WAS OK TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT AND BUS. THE NTSB WILL BE ARRIVING THE MORNING OF 10-25-2002.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.