CHICAGO, IL, USA
N973VJ
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-31
N6833
BOEING 727-223
U.S. AIR FLIGHT 373 PASSED OVER AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 695AT THE INTERSECTION OF RUNWAYS 32R AND 4L WHILE BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE TAKING OFF. BOTH AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF BY THE LOCAL CONTROLLER AT O'HARE TOWER. THE AIRCRAFT CAME WITHIN TWENTY FEET OF EACH OTHER DURING THE OCCURRENCE. THE LOCAL CONTROLLER WAS INVOLVED IN GIVING ADDITIONAL SEVERE WEATHER AVOIDANCE (SWAP) CLEARANCES WHEN HE INADVERTENTLY FORGOT HE HAD CLEARED THE U.S. AIR FLIGHT FOR TAKEOFF AND THEN ABOUT 20 SECONDS LATER CLEARED THE AMERICAN FLIGHT FOR TAKEOFF.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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