Chicago - Covington

On September 28, 1986 at 10:54 PM, Chicago - Covington experienced a crash involving Beechcraft E18, operated by Viking Express, with the event recorded near Chicago-Midway Illinois.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a city 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 human factor. The aircraft had departed on runway 13. He was then directed to climb to 6,000 feet. Thirty seconds later he advised he had engine trouble and was returning to the airport. Shortly thereafter he advised he could not maintain altitude. The aircraft, one mile southeast of the airport, struck the roofs of two family type residences. Then struck two garages, ground impacted and struck the rear area of a third residence. An intense fire followed. Left engine had impeller failure. Propeller was pitched between low and high rpm. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N101VE, MSN BA-190, year of manufacture 1956.

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