Narrative:
Struck a concrete marker while approaching runway 22R at low altitude. The DC-4 slewed around and caught fire.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 6 January 1947 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-54B-5-DO (DC-4) |
| Operator: | Northwest Airlines |
| Registration: | NC95412 |
| MSN: | 18330 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 37 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 41 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Chicago Municipal Airport, IL (MDW) ( United States of America)
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| Crash site elevation: | 189 m (620 feet) amsl |
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, MN (MSP/KMSP), United States of America |
| Chicago Municipal Airport, IL (MDW/KMDW), United States of America |
Struck a concrete marker while approaching runway 22R at low altitude. The DC-4 slewed around and caught fire.
Sources:
» Air Britain Casualty compendium (pt. 45)Photos
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Distance from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, MN to Chicago Municipal Airport, IL as the crow flies is 556 km (348 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, MN to Chicago Municipal Airport, IL as the crow flies is 556 km (348 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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