Chicago - Chicago

On August 6, 1976 at 03:25 PM, Chicago - Chicago experienced a crash involving North American B-25 Mitchell, operated by War Aero, with the event recorded near Chicago-Midway Illinois.

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

2 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 150.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Shortly after takeoff at Midway Airport, while in initial climb, the airplane lost speed, stalled, struck three houses and crashed in flames 0,75 miles west of the airport. Both pilots were killed as well as one people on the ground.

Aircraft reference details include registration N9446Z, MSN 108-34012, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.7870°, -87.5891°.