- Date
- November 1, 1973
- Place
- Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N251KBeech E18E
- Status
- Completed · report December 26, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731101038519A
- Case key
- 188070
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3409 73/11/1 CHICAGO,ILL BEECH E18E CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2150 N251K PX- 0 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 37, 8000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D 3000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OHARE INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WATERLOO,IOWA CHICAGO,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED RAMP/TAXIWAY REMARKS- HIT 2 CARTS BEING TOWED ACROSS TAXIWAY.PLT SAID NAV,ANTI-COLL,L TAXI LT ON.OBS SAW NO LTS ON ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N251K
- Reported as
- Beech E18E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ohare Intl
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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.