Chanute AFB - Chanute AFB
Flight / Schedule
Chanute AFB - Chanute AFB
Aircraft
De Havilland DH.4Registration
AC-30859
Operator
United States Army Air Corps - USAACDate
December 22, 1926 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Crash Location
Chanute AFB (Rantoul) Illinois
Region
North America • United States of America
Coordinates
40.2926°, -88.1414°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On December 22, 1926 at 12:00 AM, Chanute AFB - Chanute AFB experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.4, operated by United States Army Air Corps - USAAC, with the event recorded near Chanute AFB (Rantoul) Illinois.
The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.
2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew departed Chanute AFB on a local training mission when the aircraft collided with a USAAC Consolidated PT-1 Trusty. Registered 26-343, the Consolidated was also completing a local training mission with two pilots on board. Following the collision, both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed, killing all four crew members.
Aircraft reference details include registration AC-30859.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 40.2926°, -88.1414°.
Fatalities
Total
2
Crew
2
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The crew departed Chanute AFB on a local training mission when the aircraft collided with a USAAC Consolidated PT-1 Trusty. Registered 26-343, the Consolidated was also completing a local training mission with two pilots on board. Following the collision, both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed, killing all four crew members.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
2
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 2
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Chanute AFB - Chanute AFB
Operator
United States Army Air Corps - USAACFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Region / Country
North America • United States of America
Aircraft Details
Aircraft
De Havilland DH.4Registration
AC-30859
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