ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368432
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| Date: | Sunday 9 July 1989 |
| Time: | 17:05 LT |
| Type: |  Dornier 228-202 |
| Owner/operator: | Midway Airlines |
| Registration: | N263MC |
| MSN: | 8141 |
| Engine model: | GARRETT TPE 331-5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 16 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Chicago, IL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Madison, WI (KMSN) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A NEAR MIDAIR COLLISION OCCURRED AT 5000 FEET MSL IN UNCONTROLLED AIRSPACE, BUT WITHIN THE 30 MILE VEIL OF O'HARE, WHERE A MODE C TRANSPONDER WAS REQUIRED. SEPARATION WAS ABOUT 200 FEET HORIZONTAL AND 100 FEET VERTICAL. THE CREW OF A COMMUTER MADE A STEEP 45 DEGREE BANK AND A NOSE DOWN MANEUVER OF ABOUT 15 DEGREES TO AVOID THE TWIN ENGINE BEECH BARON. O'HARE APPROACH HAD ISSUED TRAFFIC TO THE MIDWAY COMMUTER.
Probable Cause: POOR LOOKOUT BY THE CREW OF THE DORNIER AND THE BARON.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI89IA144
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Mar-2024 18:24 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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