Chicago - Chicago

On May 29, 1946 at 12:00 AM, Chicago - Chicago experienced a crash involving Douglas C-54 Skymaster, operated by United Airlines, with the event recorded near Chicago-Midway Illinois.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was performing a local training mission consisting of approaches, landings and touch and goes. On final approach, during the last segment, the aircraft was in an excessive rate of descent and hit violently the runway surface. All undercarriage and both wings were sheared off and the aircraft came to rest. All four crew members who were carrying a check flight were injured. The aircraft was written off.

Aircraft reference details include registration N30065, MSN 10388, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.7870°, -87.5891°.