ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 336749
Date: | Wednesday 10 March 1948 |
Time: | 22:58 |
Type: | Douglas DC-4 |
Owner/operator: | Delta Air Lines |
Registration: | NC37478 |
MSN: | 18390 |
Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
Total airframe hrs: | 6509 hours |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 13 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Chicago Municipal Airport, IL (MDW) -
United States of America
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Chicago Municipal Airport, IL (MDW/KMDW) |
Destination airport: | Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA) |
Investigating agency: | CAB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:DC-4 NC37478 arrived at Chicago's Municipal Airport at 21:06. The airplane was prepared for the return flight to Miami and finally departed from the ramp at 22:45. Takeoff on the right north-south runway was started at 22:57. The takeoff roll and the first part of the climb appeared to be normal until it had reached an altitude between 150 and 200 feet. Then it assumed a very steep, near vertical, climbing attitude. At 500-800 feet the airplane appeared to stall, and the nose and right wing dropped. A partial recovery from the stall was made before the aircraft crashed to the ground and burst into flames.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the loss of longitudinal control of the airplane. The cause for the loss of control remains undetermined."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | CAB |
Report number: | final report |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
CAB File No. 1-0023
Chicago Tribune 11-3-1948 Location
Images:
photo (c) Pat Bukiri; nr Chicago Municipal Airport, IL (MDW); 10 March 1948
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