- Date
- December 24, 1980
- Place
- Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N851CGPiper PA-31
- Status
- Completed · report February 26, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801224086689A
- Case key
- 127589
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3439 80/12/24 CHICAGO,IL PIPER PA-31 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2145 N851CG PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-CARGO 34, 2507 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1020 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - O'HARE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHICAGO,IL DUBUQUE,IA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RAMP/TAXIWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RAMP/TAXIWAY WEATHER - SNOW SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 2000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 4 MILES OR LESS SNOW SHOWERS OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- TUG DRIVER DID NOT YIELD TO N851CG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N851CG
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- 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.