Piper PA-34-220T accident near Chicago, Illinois, January 10, 1984
On January 10, 1984 at about 4:22 am local time, a Piper PA-34-220T, registered N8424D, was substantially damaged in an accident near Chicago, Illinois (O'Hare Intl airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 10, 1984 · about 4:22 am local time
- Place
- Chicago, Illinois · O'Hare Intl
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34-220T · all PA-34-220Ts on the register
- Registration
- N8424D · no longer on the register · serial 34-8233185
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT WAS BEING TAXIED FROM LANDING. AT A SERVICE ROAD INTERSECTION A BAGGAGE TUG COLLIDED WITH THE RIGHT WING. THE ACFT LIGHTS WERE REPORTEDLY ON AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE DRIVER OF THE TUG SAID HE WAS NOT LOOKING FOR A SMALL ACFT ON THE TAXIWAY, BUT INSTEAD HE JUST LOOKED FOR BIG ACFT.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 4,580 hours in all; 520 in this make and model; 150 in the last 90 days; 4,470 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 960 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, July 1, 1983; 887 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 4,570 lb
- Seats: 7
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-360 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Aviation Management CORP.
The flight
- Departed from: MSN Madison WI at 2:30 am
- Flight plan: not recorded
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 270° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 5°F (-15°C), dew point 5°F (-15°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 4:24 am from ORD
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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