# NTSB CHI73ICO61: Convair 580, N4810C, Chicago, IL, November 24, 1972

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 24, 1972
- 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: 58 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169143
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73ICO61
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73ICO61

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0042  72/11/24   CHICAGO,ILL         BOEING KC-97        CR-  0  0 14  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1852                    52-2697             PX-  0  0  0  OTHER PUBLIC              UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0 44                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  OHARE INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,ILL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SPACING OF AIRCRAFT
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0042  72/11/24   CHICAGO,ILL         CONVAIR 580         CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1852                    N4810C              PX-  0  0 41                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0 14                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  OHARE INTL
        OPERATOR - NORTH CENTRAL AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         CHICAGO,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SPACING OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- ACFT BEING TAXIED ACROSS ACTIVE RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: N4810C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR 580
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport:  Ohare Intl

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: 52-2697 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING KC-97
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport:  Ohare Intl

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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