Boeing 747-47UF N499MC
5 December 2010 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 December 2010 at about 03:21 local time, a Boeing 747-47UF registered N499MC, operated by Atlas Air Inc, was involved in an accident near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 37 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 03:21
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Chicago O'Hare IAP (ORD)
- Coordinates
- 41.9814, -87.9067
- Aircraft
- Boeing 747-47UF
- Registration
- N499MC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Atlas Air Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Chicago → Toledo
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- CEN11LA099
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
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.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
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.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 747-47UF | N499MC | Atlas Air Inc | Minor |
| Bombardier CL-600-2C10 | N502MJ | Mesa Airlines Inc | Substantial |
Other Boeing 747 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 2010 | Boeing 747 | Seoul, Republic Of Korea | Korean Air | Unknown | - |
| 11 Jun 2010 | Boeing 747-481F | Tokyo, Japan, Japan | Nippon Cargo Airlines | Unknown | - |
| 30 Jul 2010 | Boeing 747 | Pacific Ocean, United States | Qantas Airways Limited | Unknown | - |
| 4 May 2010 | Boeing 747-300 SERIES | Seoul, Republic Of Korea | Southern Air Inc | No injuries | - |
| 7 May 2010 | Boeing 747-422 | Sydney, Australia | United Air Lines Inc | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 2010 | Boeing 747-44AF | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | United Parcel Service Co | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 2010 | Air Tractor AT-401 | Toulin, Illinois, United States | Robert N. Morgan | No injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 2010 | Cessna T182T | Moline, Illinois, United States | John D. Vander Zee | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 2010 | Ashcraft DR107 | Aurora, Illinois, United States | Todd Ashcraft | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 2010 | Bombardier BD-100-1A10 | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | Bombardier Flexjet | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 2010 | Beechcraft 65-A90 | DeKalb, Illinois, United States | Eagle Air Transport | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 2010 | Hoac-Austria HK 36R SUPER DIMONA | Highland, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |