- Date
- November 29, 1985, 16:44 local (22:44 UTC)
- Place
- Chicago, IL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N167SACessna 404 II
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851129064239A
- Case key
- 13234
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The tug driver with baggage cart failed to yield to a taxiing acft when crossing an active taxiway. It was dark nite. Acft had position/taxi lites on. Vehicle stop sign to taxi centerline is 70 ft. driver said he stopped at sign. Tug struck rt wg tip, wg leading rupturing fuel tank and separated one prop blade from rt prop hub. Acft was pushed 4 ft sideways by impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N167SA
- Reported as
- Cessna 404 II
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 404-0639
- Airframe hours
- 5,035
- Engine
- Continental GTSIO-520M, 375 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kenosha Aero Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · November 20, 1985 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- ORD · Chicago, IL
- Destination
- SUE · Menominee, WI
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- ORD · Chicago Inter
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,600 total · 100 in this make and model · 7,000 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 50° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft
- Temperature
- 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ORD
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.