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| Date: | Saturday 4 December 2010 |
| Time: | 21:21 |
| Type: |  Canadair CL-600-2C10 Regional Jet CRJ-701ER |
| Owner/operator: | Mesa Airlines |
| Registration: | N502MJ |
| MSN: | 10050 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Engine model: | GE CF34-8C5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, NC (CLT/KCLT) |
| Chicago O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A regional jet was waiting to be marshaled into a gate. A Boeing 747 taxied behind it and the 747's right winglet contacted the regional jet's horizontal stabilizer, causing substantial damage. The first officer of the 747 thought that he had sufficient clearance to taxi by the regional jet. The first officer reported that the flight was his first out of that airport.
Probable Cause: The Boeing 747 first officer’s failure to maintain clearance from another airplane while taxiing due to his inadequate judgment of the distance between the airplanes.
Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Apr-2014 05:12 | Katonk2014 | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 26-Nov-2017 18:43 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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