- Date
- November 7, 1978
- Place
- Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Injuries
- 246 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N4710UBoeing 747N6825Boeing 727
- Status
- Completed · report January 10, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19781107023041I19781107023042I
- Case key
- 138162
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0021 78/11/7 CHICAGO,IL BOEING 727 CR- 0 0 7 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2024 N6825 PX- 0 0 77 39, 7600 TOTAL HOURS, 500 DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0162 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - OHARE INTL OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED CHICAGO,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0021 78/11/7 CHICAGO,IL BOEING 747 CR- 0 0 11 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2024 N4710U PX- 0 0151 57, 24503 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 84 1343 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - OHARE INTL OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SAN FRANCISCO,CA NEWARK,NJ CHICAGO,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE REMARKS- DARK NIGHT.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N4710U
- Reported as
- Boeing 747
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Ohare Intl
- Registration
- N6825
- Reported as
- Boeing 727
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Ohare Intl
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.