Chicago - Omaha

On October 16, 1920 at 12:00 AM, Chicago - Omaha experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.4, operated by U.S. Air Mail Service, with the event recorded near Batavia Illinois.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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. En route from Checkerboard Field (Chicago) to Omaha, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. While flying at low height, the airplane collided with telephone wires and crashed, bursting into flames. The pilot Bryan McMullen was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 76.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.8540°, -88.3126°.