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United Airlines Plane Collides with Parked Aircraft at O'Hare

10/18/2025

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A United Airlines aircraft collided with a parked United plane at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport on October 17 while taxiing to a gate.
Flight 2652, arriving from Jackson Hole, Wyoming, struck the horizontal stabilizer of the parked aircraft.
No injuries were reported among the 113 passengers and five crew members on board.
The incident caused a 40-minute delay before passengers could disembark.
United Airlines is investigating the cause.

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Story summary

A United Airlines aircraft collided with a parked United plane at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport on October 17 while taxiing to a gate.
Flight 2652, arriving from Jackson Hole, Wyoming, struck the horizontal stabilizer of the parked aircraft.
No injuries were reported among the 113 passengers and five crew members on board.
The incident caused a 40-minute delay before passengers could disembark.
United Airlines is investigating the cause.