Incident Bombardier CRJ-550 N539GJ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 348656
 
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Date:Tuesday 5 December 2023
Time:c. 19:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic CRJ7 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bombardier CRJ-550
Owner/operator:United Express, opb GoJet Airlines
Registration: N539GJ
MSN: 10230
Year of manufacture:2005
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD) -   United States of America
Phase: Standing
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Richmond International Airport (Byrd Field), VA (RIC/KRIC)
Destination airport:Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
United flight UA5433, a Bombardier CRJ-200LR operated by SkyWest Airlines (N875AS), and GoJet Airlines flight G74423, a Bombardier CRJ-550 (N539GJ), were damaged in a ground contact incident at Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD).

N875AS taxied into the Bravo pad awaiting for a gate, as it began to taxi to gate, the right winglet struck the left winglet of N539GJ.

Sources:

https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/investigation-underway-after-2-regional-jets-make-contact-at-ohare/3296070/
FAA
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n875as#331a93c2
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n539gj#331ae3f5

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
14 March 2015 N157GJ United Express, opb GoJet Airlines 0 Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD) min
Gear-up landing
12 October 2016 N157GJ United Express, opb GoJet Airlines 0 Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, TX (AUS/KAUS) min
Tire failure

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Dec-2023 15:53 harro Added
06-Dec-2023 16:07 harro Updated [Operator, Other fatalities]
06-Dec-2023 16:13 harro Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Narrative]

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