- Date
- February 15, 1979
- Place
- Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Injuries
- 121 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N804FTBoeing 747N467DABoeing 727
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1979
- Case key
- 137645
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0012 79/2/15 CHICAGO,IL BOEING 727 CR- 0 0 9 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0911 N467DA PX- 0 0106 40, 8000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-NONE OT- 0 0 6 1200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - O'HARE INTL OPERATOR - DELTA AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHICAGO,IL ORLANDO,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: ISSUED IMPROPER OR CONFLICTING INSTRUCTIONS PILOT-FAILED TO MAINTAIN VIGIL FOR LANDING TRAFFIC FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SPACING OF AIRCRAFT REMARKS- NEAR-COLLISION.CLEARED TO CROSS AN ACTIVE RWY.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0012 79/2/15 CHICAGO,IL BOEING 747 CR- 0 0 3 SCHED DOM CARGO SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0911 N804FT PX- 0 0 3 53, 12567 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0115 498 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - O'HARE INTL OPERATOR - FLYING TIGER LINE,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SEATTLE,WA NEW YORK,NY CHICAGO,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: ISSUED IMPROPER OR CONFLICTING INSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SPACING OF AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION REMARKS- NEAR-COLLISION.APCH CONTROLLER FAILED TO EFFECT ADEQUATE SPACING BTN THIS ACFT & PRECEDING ACFT.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N804FT
- Reported as
- Boeing 747
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- O'Hare Intl
- Registration
- N467DA
- Reported as
- Boeing 727
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Airport
- O'Hare Intl
N467DARegistration cancelled Sep 5, 2003 · Boeing 727-232Airframe modelBoeing 727-232Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series
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