Narrative:
A CRJ-700 passenger jet, operated by GoJet Airlines, was struck by an airport vehicle while parked in the non-movement area at Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD).
The driver of the vehicle and a flight attendant suffered minor injuries. The vehicle, which impacted the right hand wing tip, sustained substantial damage.
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| Status: | 5 |
| Date: | Sunday 3 January 2016 |
| Time: | 23:00 |
| Type: |  Canadair CL-600-2C10 Regional Jet CRJ-702 |
| Operated by: | GoJet Airlines |
| On behalf of: | United Express |
| Registration: | N164GJ |
| MSN: | 10256 |
| First flight: | 2006 |
| Engines: | 2 General Electric CF34-8C5B1 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 65 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 69 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD), United States of America |
| Omaha-Eppley Airfield, NE (OMA/KOMA), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | GJS3693 |
A CRJ-700 passenger jet, operated by GoJet Airlines, was struck by an airport vehicle while parked in the non-movement area at Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD).
The driver of the vehicle and a flight attendant suffered minor injuries. The vehicle, which impacted the right hand wing tip, sustained substantial damage.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
» ABC7 Chicago» FAA
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Photos
Video, social media
Fuel truck, plane collide at Chicago airport, injuries reported: https://t.co/mjF5LX5RNf pic.twitter.com/w7BPS4zR4w
— NBC10 Philadelphia (@NBCPhiladelphia) January 4, 2016Plane, fuel truck crash at O'Hare Airport https://t.co/rmILw1vChF pic.twitter.com/A2NM3lIRoY
— ABC 7 Chicago (@ABC7Chicago) January 4, 2016Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL to Omaha-Eppley Airfield, NE as the crow flies is 663 km (415 miles).
Distance from Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL to Omaha-Eppley Airfield, NE as the crow flies is 663 km (415 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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