What the records say
- When
- 20 Dec 1972
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 41.97° N, 87.90° W
- Description
- 1972 aviation accident
- Deaths
- 10
1972 Chicago–O'Hare runway collision
1972 aviation accident
On December 20, 1972, North Central Airlines Flight 575 and Delta Air Lines Flight 954 collided on a runway at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. Ten people died – all on the North Central aircraft – and 17 were injured in the accident.
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