# NTSB CHI79FA079: Cessna 402C, N2713R, Chicago, IL, September 18, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1979
- 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: 10 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 18, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79493
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FA079
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA079-79493

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2498  79/9/18    CHICAGO,IL          CESSNA 402C         CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1815                    N2713R              PX-  0  0  8  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      32, 2825 TOTAL HOURS, 216
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - O'HARE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,IL                  PEORIA,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2713R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: 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 19790918033559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790918033559A), Sep 18, 1979: Cessna 402C, Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Airport van failed to stop and give way to taxiing aircraft. Hit left wing of aircraft.

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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