# Accident 20151103022859A: Cessna 208B, Chicago, IL, November 3, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 2015, 07:14 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: O'Hare International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MUIA
- Location: 41.8309° N, 87.6807° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8309&lon=-87.6807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N732MD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N732MD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A - 114
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151103022859A

## Narrative

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

N732MD WAS TAXING ON TAXIWAY ?R?, APPROACHING THE RUNWAY INTERSECTION.  THE PILOT OBSERVED A SERVICE TRUCK APPROACHING THE SAME INTERSECTION.  HE APPLIED BRAKES HARD TO STOP, RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT ROCKING FORWARD, THEN AFT, CAUSING THE TAIL TIE-DOWN TO STRIKE THE GROUND.

## 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 CEN16LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA052), Nov 3, 2015: Cessna 208B (N732MD), Chicago, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the driver of the service vehicle to yield to the taxiing airplane, which resulted in a near-collision and tail strike.

## Other reports on N732MD (1)

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

- [Accident 20130717020109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130717020109A), Jul 17, 2013: Cessna 208B (N732MD), Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. On July 17, 2013 at approximately 08:00, a Cessna caravan 208B, registration number N732MD, experienced aircraft substantial damage when the tail stand was…

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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