Chicago - Chicago

On June 9, 1979 at 02:51 PM, Chicago - Chicago experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 99 Airliner, operated by Skystream Airlines, with the event recorded near Chicago-Merrill C. Meigs Illinois.

The flight was categorized as positioning and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. The pilot was completing a positioning flight to Chicago-Merrill C. Meigs Airport and while descending, he encountered poor weather conditions with low ceiling, fog and limited visibility. He lost control of the airplane that crashed into Lake Michigan. Few debris were found while the main wreckage was not recovered. Both occupants were presumed dead.

Aircraft reference details include registration N454SA, MSN U-54, year of manufacture 1968.