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| Date: | Saturday 19 June 2021 |
| Time: | 20:23 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-8R7(F) |
| Owner/operator: | Cargolux |
| Registration: | LX-VCE |
| MSN: | 35810/1454 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2012 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD) |
| Luxembourg-Findel Airport (LUX/ELLX) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Southwest Airlines flight WN2750, a Boeing 737-700 (N218WN) suffered a damaged winglet after being hit by Cargolux flight CV9796, a Boeing 747-8F (LX-VCE) at Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD).
WN2750 had landed at 19:58 UTC and taxied to the A pad along taxiway TT to wait for its gate to open up.
At 20:23 the Boeing 747-8F taxied past, on its way to the runway for departure. In the process the right-hand wingtip of the Boeing 747 struck the left-hand winglet of the Boeing 737.
Both flights were cancelled.
Sources:
http://www.goklerdeyiz.net/kargo-ucagi-yerde-yolcu-ucagina-carpti/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/lx-vce#281dba8a
https://flightaware.com/resources/airport/ORD/APD/AIRPORT+DIAGRAM/pdf
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jun-2021 09:27 | Goklerdeyiz.net | Added |
| 20-Jun-2021 09:42 | harro | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
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