McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 N224AA
30 May 1987 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 May 1987 at about 00:58 local time, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 registered N224AA was involved in an incident near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 83 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:58
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82
- Registration
- N224AA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Las Vegas
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI87IA135
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 |
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
AMERICAN FLT 637 WAS ON DEPARTURE FROM CHICAGO-O'HARE INTL ARPT (ORD), CLIMBING THRU 7300' MSL, WHEN IT PASSED AMERICAN FLT 393 WITH APRX 500' VERTICAL SEPN & 1/4 MI HORIZONTAL SEPN. THIS OCCURRED AFTER AN AIR TRAFFIC ASSISTANT, WHO WAS WORKING THE CLNC DELIVERY PSN AT ORD, HAD ISSUED THE SAME TRANSPONDER CODE TO FLT 637 & UNITED FLT 441. SUBSEQUENTLY, A TRAINEE CONTROLLER (CTLR), WHO WAS WORKING AT THE WEST DEPARTURE RADAR CONTROL POSITION, MISTOOK FLT 441'S TARGET AS THAT OF FLT 637 & ISSUED CLIMB INSTRUCTIONS TO FLT 637. THE INSTRUCTOR DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE ERROR IN TIME TO CORRECT THE CTLR'S ACTION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other McDonnell Douglas DC-9 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 1987 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | Continental Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1987 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 | Romulus, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 154 |
| 15 Nov 1987 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-14 | Denver, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 28 |
| 9 Oct 1987 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 | Ontario, California, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1987 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1987 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 | Pensacola, Florida, United States | Eastern Air Lines | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 1987 | Cessna T210N | Sugar Grove, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1987 | Cessna 172P | Danville, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1987 | Cessna 150H | Tinley Park, Illinois, United States | Alan D. Gjerbe | No injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1987 | Cessna 150M | Pontiac, Illinois, United States | J. Meyer | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1987 | Piper PA-30B | Decatur, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1987 | Cessna 337 | Kankakee, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |