Aviation Crash Map

Boeing 747 N9672

6 May 1976 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 6 May 1976 at about 14:36 local time, a Boeing 747 registered N9672, operated by American Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 14:36
Classification
Accident
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Nearest airport
Ohare Intl
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Boeing 747
Registration
N9672
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
4
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
San Francisco, Ca → S
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
IMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
1-0006

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
5 0 0 0 5

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

ACFT ENTERED MUD OFF RWY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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