Boeing 737 N68802

Summary

On 19 December 2019 at about 16:20 local time, a Boeing 737 registered N68802, operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 185 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 December 2019 at 16:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Chicago O'Hare Intl (ORD)

Coordinates

41.9744, -87.8906

Aircraft

Boeing 737

Registration

N68802

Category

Airplane

Year built

2013

Engines

2

Operator

United Airlines

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chicago → Portland

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DCA20CA046

1 person was seriously injured.

an abrupt stop during taxi to avoid a collision with another airplane, causing a flight attendant to fall.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On December 19, 2019, at approximately 1020 central standard time, United Airlines flight 2390, a B737-900ER, N68802, made an abrupt stop on the taxiway to avoid ground traffic at Chicago O'Hare International Airport (KORD), Chicago, Illinois. One flight attendant suffered a serious injury, and there were no injuries to the remaining 5 crewmembers and 179 passengers onboard. There was no damage to the airplane. The flight was operating under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 as a regularly scheduled passenger flight from KORD to Portland International Airport, Portland, Oregon. According to the operator, the airplane was pushed back from the gate and was given instructions from Outbound Ground Control (OGC) to taxi to runway 28R by joining taxiway A. As UAL 2390 was proceeding to taxiway A, an Embraer 175 had landed and was in communication with the Inbound Ground Control (IGC), and was also instructed to proceed to taxiway A. The UAL 2390 flight crew stated they were given no instructions to follow or give way to other airplane. As UAL 2390 approached taxiway A, the flight crew noticed the E175 approaching from behind and to the left and stopped abruptly to avoid it. During the abrupt stop, a flight attendant preparing the cabin for departure fell and sustained a serious injury. UAL 2390 returned to the gate and medical personnel met the airplane to treat the injured flight attendant.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.