Douglas DC-10-30F N302FE
10 June 1997 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 June 1997 at about 04:18 local time, a Douglas DC-10-30F registered N302FE was involved in an incident near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 7 people were on board and nobody was injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 04:18
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- O'hare International (ORD)
- Coordinates
- 41.8705, -87.6504
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-10-30F
- Registration
- N302FE
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Anchorage → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- CHI97IA164
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Probable cause
the lack of communications to assure safe operations between aircraft on a non-movement area.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
A Federal Express (FEDEX) DC-10 landed on runway 14L, and was assigned to stay on the local control frequency. The FEDEX DC-10 taxied to the southwest cargo ramp. The FEDEX DC-10 turned onto taxiway Kilo 1 and held their position after they saw Japan Airlines (JAL) B-747 taxiing out of the ramp area to Kilo 2 taxiway. The FEDEX DC-10 crew realized that there was insufficient clearance between airplanes. The FEDEX crew called the JAL airplane about the impending collision on the local control's frequency. The FEDEX DC-10 Captain applied reverse thrust and moved approximately 15 to 20 feet back on taxiway Kilo 1. The JAL airplane moved to the right side of the centerline and continued to taxiway Kilo 2 on the outbound ground controller's frequency. Both aircraft were on a non-movement area.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-10 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Mar 1998 | Douglas DC-10-30F | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1998 | Douglas DC-10-10F | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 2000 | Douglas DC-10-30 | Entebbe, Uganda | DAS Air Cargo | Fatal | 12 |
| 14 Apr 1993 | Douglas DC-10-30 | Dallas/Ft Worth, Texas, United States | American Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Oct 1991 | Douglas DC-10-10 | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 1990 | Douglas DC-10 | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | American Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul 1997 | Snow S2C | Viola, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1997 | Waco UPF-7 | Springfield, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1997 | Kearns RV-6 | Harrisburg, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1997 | Champion 7KCAB | Hampshire, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1997 | Piper PA-25-235 | Hinckley, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1997 | Cessna P210 | Grayslake, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |