Boeing 727-264 N764AT
16 August 2000 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 August 2000 at about 16:40 local time, a Boeing 727-264 registered N764AT, operated by American Trans Air, was involved in an accident near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 105 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Chicago Midway (MDW)
- Coordinates
- 41.7808, -87.7710
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727-264
- Registration
- N764AT
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- American Trans Air
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Dallas
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI00FA244
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 |
Probable cause
the fractured tow bar and the inadequate weld of the tow bar by an unknown person.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The tow bar fractured through a weld on a tow bar during the pushback of a Boeing 727. Weld material remained partially attached at both ends of the separation and in some locations the weld was not attached to its adjoining surface.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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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 | - |