Incident · 2006-07-23

NTSB case OPS06IA008 · Boeing 737-322 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2006-07-23
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Boeing 737-322 (N315UA)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: UNITED AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): UNITED AIR LINES INC

Probable cause

The failure of the ORD tower south local controller to monitor Atlas Air flight 6972, B747, on arrival to runway 14R and subsequently clearing United Airlines flight 1015, B737, for takeoff on intersecting runway 27L causing a loss of separation between the two aircraft.

Source: NTSB case OPS06IA008

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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