Crash of a De Havilland DH.4B in Batavia: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Oct 16, 1920
Operator:
Registration:
76
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Chicago - Omaha
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
En route from Checkerboard Field (Chicago) to Omaha, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. While flying at low height, the airplane collided with telephone wires and crashed, bursting into flames. The pilot Bryan McMullen was killed.
