ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 370554
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| Date: | Sunday 6 August 2000 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  ATR 42-300 |
| Owner/operator: | American Eagle Airlines |
| Registration: | N269AT |
| MSN: | 269 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 49 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD) |
| Bloomington-Normal Airport, IL (BMI/KBMI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
American Eagle flight 159, an ATR-42 (N269AE) and United Airlines flight UA895, a Boeing 747-400 (N119UA), were involved in a near midair collision at Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD).
The B-747 had been cleared for takeoff from runway 14R by the south local controller. EGF159 was subsequently cleared for takeoff on runway 22L by the third local control position (3LC). When EGF159 was rotating, the pilots observed the B-747 that was to their right, and airborne. EGF159 leveled off at 100 feet above ground level (agl) and the B-747 flew over the top of EGF159 with about 400 feet of vertical separation. Once the B-747 had passed, EGF159 resumed the climb and continued en route to it destination, Bloomington, Illinois. The flightcrew of UAL895 did not observe EGF159; nor did they receive an alert from the tower.
Probable Cause: the improper takeoff clearance issued by the local controller.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI00IA248
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2024 11:58 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 25-Mar-2024 12:47 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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