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On September 1, 1961, at 02:05 CDT, the flight crashed into a field south of Clarendon Hills, IL shortly after takeoff from Midway Airport (ICAO: KMDW) in Chicago, killing all 73 passengers and five crew on board; it was at the time the deadliest single plane disaster in U.S. history. [1] [2]
Originally named Chicago Air Park, [8] Midway Airport was built on a 320-acre (130 ha) plot in 1923 with one cinder runway mainly for airmail flights. In 1926, the city leased the airport and named it Chicago Municipal Airport on December 12, 1927. [1] By 1928, the airport had twelve hangars and four runways, which were lit for night operations ...
United Air Lines Flight 553 was a scheduled service from Washington National Airport to Omaha, Nebraska, via Chicago Midway International Airport. The aircraft used for the flight was a four-year-old Boeing 737-222, City of Lincoln, registration N9031U, [10] [1]: 2 (built in 1968).
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Tuesday is supposed to be the busiest travel day of the year at Midway, so it's a huge relief to many that there are no cancelations yet, just minor delays. Midway Airport recovers after 400 ...
An estimated 50% to 60% of the wreckage was recovered from the shallow, muddy water. FDR was found in good condition; CVR was not found. 1972-12-08 553: United Airlines: Boeing 737-200: Near Midway International Airport: Accident The FDR was inoperative due to a mechanical malfunction. [9] 1973-07-22 816: Pan American World Airways: Boeing 707-320B
The plane was going to Chicago’s Midway Airport. After takeoff, the plane circled around the Triangle for about 45 minutes and then landed safely back at RDU about 8 p.m.
March 10, 1948: Delta Air Lines Flight 705, a Douglas DC-4, crashed near Chicago Municipal (Midway) Airport shortly after takeoff while en route to Miami killing 12 of 13 on board. Officials determined that longitudinal control of the airplane was lost resulting in the crash. The cause for the loss of control remains undetermined. [4]