Convair 880 N8807E
20 December 1972 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 December 1972 at about 18:00 local time, a Convair 880 registered N8807E, operated by Delta Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 93 people were on board and 10 died, 9 were seriously injured, 7 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ohare
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair 880
- Registration
- N8807E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Delta Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- Tampa, Fla → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0017
People
10 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 91 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
CTLR DIDNT USE ALL AVAIL INFO TO DETERMINE LOCATION OF CV-880.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Convair 880 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul 1972 | Convair 880 | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1972 | Convair 880 | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1971 | Convair 880 | Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1970 | Convair 880 | St.louis, Missouri, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1969 | Convair 880 | Moses Lake, Washington, United States | Japan Airlines | Fatal | 3 |
| 4 Sep 1969 | Convair 880 | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |