Chicago - Peoria - Bloomington

On September 3, 1980 at 04:53 AM, Chicago - Peoria - Bloomington experienced a crash involving Rockwell Grand Commander 680, operated by Clark Aviation, with the event recorded near Chicago-Midway Illinois.

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

1 people were known to be on board, 1 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. After takeoff from Chicago-Midway Airport, on a cargo flight to Bloomington via Peoria, the pilot encountered a loss of power on the left engine. The pilot attempted to return for an emergency landing when the airplane entered a tight turn, lost height, struck trees and crashed in a wooded area, bursting into flames. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N4700E, MSN 680-1779-148, year of manufacture 1968.

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