American Airlines Flight 1340 Ground Impact at Chicago O'Hare (N845AA)

Accident Overview and Aircraft Details On February 9, 1998, at approximately 0954 central standard time, a Boeing 727-223 (727) with registration N845AA, operated by American Airlines as flight 1340, impacted the ground short of the runway 14R threshold at Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD). The aircraft was conducting a Category II (CAT II) instrument landing system (ILS) coupled approach at the time of the incident. The airplane was substantially damaged, and twenty-two passengers and one flight attendant received minor injuries. The aircraft was operating as a scheduled domestic passenger flight under 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 121, with 116 passengers, 3 flight crewmembers, and 3 flight attendants on board. The flight was destined for Chicago, Illinois, from Kansas City International Airport (MCI), Kansas City, Missouri. Daylight instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.