Omaha – Iowa City – Chicago

On May 12, 1920 at 12:00 AM, Omaha – Iowa City – Chicago experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.4, operated by U.S. Air Mail Service, with the event recorded near Oskaloosa Iowa.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. En route from Omaha to Iowa City, weather conditions worsened with thick fog. The pilot lost his orientation and attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a field. While the pilot was seriously injured, the passenger was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 79.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.2951°, -92.6448°.