- Date
- May 28, 1973
- Place
- Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N50RSPiper PA-31
- Status
- Completed · report July 2, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730528014099A
- Case key
- 190492
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1271 73/5/28 CHICAGO,ILL PIPER PA-31 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2409 TIME - 2220 N50RS PX- 0 0 4 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 78 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHICAGO O'HARE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION INDIANAPOLIS,IND CHICAGO,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH RAMP SERVICE TRUCK.TRUCK DRIVER'S VISION REDUCED BY BRIGHT LIGHTS IN TERMINAL AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N50RS
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Chicago O'Hare
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.