Chicago - Omaha

On December 21, 1924 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 Kaneville 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 weather. En route from Chicago to Omaha, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions with heavy snow falls. He abandoned the aircraft and bailed out. The aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in Kaneville. The pilot died as his parachute failed to open.

Aircraft reference details include registration 311.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.8350°, -88.5219°.