Douglas DC-9 N772NC
30 August 1979 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 August 1979 at about 10:30 local time, a Douglas DC-9 registered N772NC, operated by North Central Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident during the taxi phase of flight near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 116 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 10:30
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- O'hare Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-9
- Registration
- N772NC
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- North Central Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- Milwaukee, Wi → S
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0024
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 |
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
R WING TIP COLLIDED W ROAD GRADER NR EDGE OF TWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-9 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Mar 1979 | Douglas DC-9 | St Louis, Missouri, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1979 | Douglas DC-9 | Dallas, Texas, United States | Texas International Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 1979 | Douglas DC-9 | Miami, Florida, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1979 | Douglas DC-9 | Mosinee, Wisconsin, United States | North Central Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1980 | Douglas DC-9 | Southeast, Pennsylvania, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1980 | Douglas DC-9 | Tampa, Florida, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |