# NTSB Accident CHI00FA244
> **Boeing 727-264** · 2000-08-16 · CHICAGO, IL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI00FA244
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21656
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-08-16
- **Location:** CHICAGO, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.78078, -87.770988
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 105
- **Total aboard:** 105
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Boeing
- **Model:** 727-264
- **Registration:** N764AT
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 3
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the fractured tow bar and the inadequate weld of the tow bar by an unknown person.

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