# NTSB DCA79AA009: Boeing 747, N804FT, Chicago, IL, February 15, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 15, 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 121 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1979
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137645
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA79AA009
- Board report AAR7911 (PDF): https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR7911.pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA79AA009

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 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.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 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 1

- Registration: N804FT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: O'Hare Intl

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N467DA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N467DA-2003-09-05), registration cancelled 2003-09-05, S/N 20744, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Registry model: [Boeing 727-232](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (registry code 1384082) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (registry code 52048, turbo-jet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: O'Hare Intl

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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