Cleveland – Chicago

On December 6, 1923 at 10:30 AM, Cleveland – Chicago experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.4, operated by U.S. Air Mail Service, with the event recorded near Castalia 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 pilot lost control of the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed in an open field located in Castalia, bursting into flames. The pilot was seriously injured but died from his injuries few hours later.

Aircraft reference details include registration 318.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.4001°, -82.8085°.