Boeing 747 N4710U
7 November 1978 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 November 1978 at about 20:24 local time, a Boeing 747 registered N4710U, operated by United Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an incident during the taxi phase of flight near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 162 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:24
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ohare Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 747
- Registration
- N4710U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- United Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- San Francisco, Ca → Newark, Nj
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 4-0021
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 |
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
DARK NIGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 1978 | Boeing 747 | Coyle, New Jersey, United States | British Airways | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1977 | Boeing 747 | Tenerife, Europe | KLM | Fatal | 574 |
| 14 Mar 1979 | Boeing 747 | Dallas, Texas, United States | Braniff Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Feb 1979 | Boeing 747 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Flying Tiger Line, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1979 | Boeing 747 | Frankfort, Europe | Pan American World Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 1979 | Boeing 747 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Flying Tiger Line, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |