Chicago – Cleveland

On April 29, 1921 at 12:00 AM, Chicago – Cleveland experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.4, operated by U.S. Air Mail Service, with the event recorded near Cleveland Ohio.

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 weather. On approach to Cleveland, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. The aircraft impacted a bridge over the Cuyahoga River and crashed on a railway road. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 196.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.4997°, -81.6937°.