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| Date: | Saturday 4 January 2014 |
| Time: | c. 17:45 |
| Type: |  Airbus A319-132 |
| Owner/operator: | Spirit Airlines |
| Registration: | N502NK |
| MSN: | 2433 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
| Engine model: | IAE V2524-A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD) |
| Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport, NV (LAS/KLAS) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Spirit Airlines flight 245 bound for Las Vegas slid off a taxiway and ran into the snow. All passengers deplaned using airstairs and were taken back to the terminal.
Weather about the time of the occurrence (17:45 LT / 23:45Z):
KORD 042351Z 21004KT 1 1/4SM -SN BR OVC017 M01/M03 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP140 4/007 P0003 60007 T10111033 11006 21017 52005 $
KORD 042346Z 21005KT 1SM R10L/P6000FT -SN BR VV016 M01/M03 A2992 RMK AO2 P0003 $
KORD 042320Z 22005KT 3/4SM R10L/6000VP6000FT -SN BR VV013 M01/M03 A2992 RMK AO2 P0002 T10111033 $
Sources:
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Plane-Slips-Off-Tarmac-at-OHare-Airport-238742941.html
Location
Media:
Travel troubles continue at Chicago airports. Spirit Airlines plane went off runway last night at ORD #chicagoweather pic.twitter.com/jubN1q7dqc
— Captured News (@CapturedNews) January 5, 2014Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jan-2014 10:13 | harro | Added |
| 05-Jan-2014 10:16 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Destination airport, Embed code, ] |
| 05-Jan-2014 10:18 | harro | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 05-Jan-2014 15:05 | harro | Updated [Date, ] |
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