Douglas DC-4 crash, Jun 23, 1950 (58 killed), Lake Michig...
Douglas DC-4 accident on June 23, 1950 near Lake Michigan Michigan, United States with 58 fatalities.
- Date: June 23, 1950
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-4
- Location: Lake Michigan Michigan, United States
- Fatalities: 58
- Phase of flight: En route
Northwest Orient Flight 2501 left LaGuardia for Minneapolis on a scheduled New York to Seattle service with 55 passengers and a crew of three. The DC-4 was lost over Lake Michigan near Benton Harbor after it asked to descend while flying through turbulence and thunderstorm activity. The wreckage was never recovered from the lake.