Incident Overview
Date: Monday 28 March 1977
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-65-DL (DC-3C)
Owner/operator: Emery Worldwide, lsf Pinehurst Airlines
Registration Number: N57131
Location: Chicago-O’Hare International Airport, IL (ORD) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A DC-3 aircraft taxiing to the Emery Air Freight Terminal and O’Hare airport was struck by gusts of wind, causing it to veer off course and impact an electrical transformer adjacent to the taxiway. This resulted in a significant fire.A DC-3 aircraft taxiing to the Emery Air Freight Terminal and O’Hare airport was struck by gusts of wind, causing it to veer off course and impact an electrical transformer adjacent to the taxiway. This resulted in a significant fire.
Description
The DC-3 was taxiing to the Emery Air Freight terminal a O’ Hare when winds caught the tail. It was pushed into an electrical transformer adjacent to the taxiway. The airplane burst into flames.
Primary Cause
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