Minneapolis – Wausau – Green Bay – Manitowoc – Milwaukee – Chicago

On December 27, 1968 at 08:22 PM, Minneapolis – Wausau – Green Bay – Manitowoc – Milwaukee – Chicago experienced a crash involving Convair CV-580, operated by North Central Airlines, with the event recorded near Chicago-O'Hare Illinois.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

45 people were known to be on board, 28 fatalities were recorded, 17 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 62.2%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 41, passenger fatalities: 24, other fatalities: 1.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On final approach by night to Chicago-O'Hare Airport, at an altitude of 200 feet, the captain decided to make a go-around when the airplane lors height, struck the ground then crashed inverted onto a hangar. Three crew members, 24 passengers and one people on the ground were killed while 18 other were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration N2045, MSN 369, year of manufacture 1968.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.9828°, -87.8434°.