Cleveland – Chicago

On June 6, 1920 at 12:00 AM, Cleveland – Chicago experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.4, operated by U.S. Air Mail Service, with the event recorded near Cleveland Ohio.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 33.3%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. After takeoff from Cleveland Airport, while climbing to a height of about 300 feet, the engine failed. The aircraft stalled and crashed, bursting into flames. Two occupants were seriously injured and the mechanic N. C. Montis was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 204.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.4997°, -81.6937°.