Cleveland – Chicago

On September 7, 1923 at 12:00 AM, Cleveland – Chicago experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.4, operated by U.S. Air Mail Service, with the event recorded near Colton Ohio.

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 technical failure. En route from Cleveland to Chicago, the engine failed. The pilot reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing when the airplane collided with a steel tower and crashed. The pilot, sole on board, was seriously injured and died from his injuries few hours later.

Aircraft reference details include registration 283.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.4648°, -83.9524°.