Peoria - Chicago

On September 16, 1926 at 08:20 PM, Peoria - Chicago experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.4, operated by Robertson Aircraft Corporation, with the event recorded near Ottawa 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, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The pilot Charles Lindbergh was performing a mail flight from Peoria to Chicago. En route, weather conditions worsened and he lost his orientation. Few minutes later, fuel exhausted and he eventually took the decision to bail out and abandoned the aircraft that crashed in a corn field. While the aircraft was destroyed, the aviator was unhurt.

Aircraft reference details include registration 112.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.3517°, -88.8454°.