N57131

On March 29, 1977 at 12:00 AM, N57131 experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Emery Worldwide Airlines, with the event recorded near Chicago-O'Hare Illinois.

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

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is weather. While taxiing at Chicago-O'Hare Airport to reach the Emery Air Freight Terminal, the airplane was caught by strong crosswinds. It went out of the taxiway and collided with an electrical transformer before coming to rest in flames. Both pilots were injured and the aircraft was destroyed by fire. It was leased from Pinehurst Airlines.

Aircraft reference details include registration N57131, MSN 19040, year of manufacture 1943.

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