Janesville - Chicago

On August 8, 1978 at 07:57 PM, Janesville - Chicago experienced a crash involving Beechcraft D18, operated by Blackhawk Airways, with the event recorded near Chicago-O'Hare Illinois.

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

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. Following an improper level off, the twin engine airplane landed hard, bounced several times and crash landed after the undercarriage collapsed. The pilot, sole on board, was unhurt.

Aircraft reference details include registration N79R, MSN A-965, year of manufacture 1953.

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