Chicago – Baltimore

On July 1, 1959 at 05:52 PM, Chicago – Baltimore experienced a crash involving Martin B-26 Marauder, operated by Continental Can Company, with the event recorded near Marion Ohio.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

10 people were known to be on board, 10 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 8, passenger fatalities: 8, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. The purpose of this flight was to transport the executives from Midway Airport, Chicago, Illinois, to Baltimore, Maryland. Departure from Midway was at 1645LT. When the flight was near Marion, Ohio, and shortly after it had traversed an area of pronounced thunderstorm activity, it dived violently and nearly vertically to the ground. Destruction was of such extent that it could not be determined if a structural failure occurred in flight and consequently the probable cause of this accident could not be established.

Aircraft reference details include registration N1502, MSN 8904, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 40.5885°, -83.1895°.