# NTSB CHI73FEE60: Piper PA-31, N50RS, Chicago, IL, May 28, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 28, 1973
- Place: Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 2, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190492
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FEE60
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEE60

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50RS-1999-02-22), registration cancelled 1999-02-22, S/N 31-307 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31
- Registry model: [Piper PA-31-310](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (registry code 7103102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chicago O'Hare

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730528014099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730528014099A), May 28, 1973: Piper PA31, Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Collided with ramp service truck. Truck driver's vision reduced by bright lights in terminal area.

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.

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