The Nation - News from May 18, 1986
Two airliners accelerating for takeoff from intersecting runways at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport nearly collided and one was forced to take off early and roar over the other, federal officials said. The Federal Aviation Administration said that the near-miss, classified as an operational error, was under investigation. No one was hurt and the flights were continued. The pilot of a USAir DC-9, en route to Pittsburgh with 115 people aboard, flew over an American Airlines 727 bound for Oklahoma City with 109 aboard. Both were cleared for takeoff.
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