Douglas DC-4 crash, Mar 10, 1948 (12 killed), Chicago-Mid...
Douglas DC-4 accident on March 10, 1948 near Chicago-Midway Illinois, United States with 12 fatalities. Cause: Loss of longitudinal control, cause...
- Date: March 10, 1948
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-4
- Location: Chicago-Midway Illinois, United States
- Fatalities: 12
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of longitudinal control, cause undetermined
Delta Air Lines Flight 705, a DC 4 bound for Miami, took off from Chicago Municipal Airport in snow on 10 March 1948. It climbed nearly vertically, stalled and crashed in flames shortly after takeoff. Twelve of the 13 people aboard were killed, and the cause of the loss of longitudinal control was not determined.