Convair 580 N2045
27 December 1968 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 27 December 1968 at about 20:22 local time, a Convair 580 registered N2045, operated by North Central Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 45 people were on board and 27 died, 16 were seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:22
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- O Hare Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair 580
- Registration
- N2045
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- North Central Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Minneapolis, Minn → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0040
People
27 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 27 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PRECIPITATED BY ATMOSPHERIC REFLECTION OF EITHERAPCH LIGHTS OR LDG LIGHTS.CRASHED INTO HANGAR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Convair 580 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov 1968 | Convair 580 | Santa Barbara, California, United States | TEX Johnston I | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1968 | Convair 580 | Pawnee City, Nebraska, United States | Frontier Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1968 | Convair 580 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | North Central Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 24 Jun 1968 | Convair 580 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States | North Central Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1968 | Convair 580 | Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States | U.s. Air | Fatal | 20 |
| 25 Jul 1968 | Convair 580 | Morgantown, West Virginia, United States | U.s. Air | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |