Aerospatiale ATR-42-2000 N269AE
6 August 2000 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 August 2000 at about 18:00 local time, a Aerospatiale ATR-42-2000 registered N269AE, operated by American Eagle Airlines, was involved in an incident near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 363 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 18:00
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- O'hare International (ORD)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aerospatiale ATR-42-2000
- Registration
- N269AE
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- American Eagle Airlines
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Bloomington
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI00IA248
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 363 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 363 |
Probable cause
the improper takeoff clearance issued by the local controller.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
An ATR-42 sustained no damage during a near midair collision with a Boeing B-747 after takeoff from runway 22L at the O'Hare International Airport (ORD), Chicago, Illinois. The B-747 had been cleared for takeoff from runway 14R by the south local controller. The ATR-42 was subsequently cleared for takeoff on runway 22L by the third local control position (3LC). When the ATR-42 was rotating, the pilots observed the B-747 that was to their right, and airborne. The ATR-42 leveled off at 100 feet above ground level (agl) and the B-747 flew over the top of the ATR-42 with about 400 feet of vertical separation. Once the B-747 had passed, the ATR-42 resumed the climb and continued en route to it destination. The flightcrew of the B-747 did not observe the ATR-42; nor did they receive an alert from the tower. The B-747 continued en route to its destination. The incident was classified by the air traffic control facility as an operational error. Following the incident, the facility developed new coordination measures between the air traffic controllers in the tower.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aerospatiale ATR-42-2000 ATR-42-200 | N269AE | American Eagle Airlines | - |
| Boeing B-747-422 B-747-422 | N119UA | - | - |
Other Aerospatiale ATR-42 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 2000 | Aerospatiale ATR 42-300 | Champaign, Illinois, United States | Trans States Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1999 | Aerospatiale ATR-42-500 | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | - |
| 13 Oct 2001 | Aerospatiale ATR 42-320 | Yardley, Pennsylvania, United States | Continental Express Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 2001 | Aerospatiale ATR 42-300 | Atlantic Ocean, United States | American Eagle Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1999 | Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | American Eagle Airlines, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1998 | Aerospatiale ATR-42-320 | Windsor Locks, Connecticut, United States | Continental Express | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Apr 2000 | Beechcraft 58 | Decatur, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 2000 | Cessna T210N | Kankakee, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2000 | Witlock CIRCA-NIEUPORT 12 | Peotone, Illinois, United States | Karl Henning | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 2000 | Piper PA-28R-180 | Danville, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 16 Jul 2000 | Weatherly 201B | Streator, Illinois, United States | DON Younglove | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 2000 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |