# NTSB CHI79FA004: Boeing 727, N1979, Chicago, IL, October 4, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 4, 1978
- 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: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 4 serious, 3 minor, 103 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139555
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FA004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0022   78/10/4   CHICAGO,IL          BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1919                    N1979               PX-  0  4 99                            44, 10300 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            4100 IN TYPE, UNK/NR
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - O'HARE INT'L
        OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TULSA,OK                    CHICAGO,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        REMARKS- TRUCK STRUCK #2 ENGINE.DRIVER UNFAMILIAR WITH VEHICLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1979 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: O'Hare Int'L

## FAA reports on this event (1)

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

- [Incident 19781004031059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781004031059I), Oct 4, 1978: Boeing 727, Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Airplane holding short of taxiway was struck by food service truck, idling engine knocked off.

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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