# Accident 20081223854799A: Boeing 747212B, Chicago/Rockfo, IL, December 23, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 2008, 00:51 local time
- Place: Chicago/Rockfo, IL
- Airport: Chicago/Rockford International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EIAA
- Location: 42.1986° N, 89.1003° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1986&lon=-89.1003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N486EV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N486EV-2018-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-212B (registry code 1384886, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-212b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT9D series (registry code 52054, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747212B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,516 total, 4,452 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081223854799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING MARSHALLED INTO POSITION THE MARSHALLER BROUGHT THE BOEING 747 ON THE INCORRECT LEAD IN LINE WHICH WAS INTENDED FOR BOEING 757 WHICH HAS A SHORTER WING SPAN.  THIS CAUSED THE 747 WING TO STRIKE THE LIGHTPOLE ON THE NORTH EAST SIDE OF THE RAMP INFLICTING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING.

## 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 CEN09LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA114), Dec 23, 2008: Boeing 747-212B (N486EV), Rockford, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The ground crew's failure to maintain clearance from the light pole while directing the airplane to parking.

## Other reports on N486EV (1)

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

- [Incident 20111219028969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111219028969I), Dec 19, 2011: Boeing 747-212B (N486EV), Minor damage. During climb crew reported a muffled thud and an illuminated #4 engine fire light. Crew accomplished emergency procedures checklist and returned to the airport.

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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