Douglas DC-9 crash, Mar 9, 1967 (26 killed), Urbana Ohio
Douglas DC-9 accident on March 9, 1967 near Urbana Ohio, United States with 26 fatalities. Cause: Failure of the DC9 crew to see and avoid the...
- Date: March 9, 1967
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-9
- Location: Urbana Ohio, United States
- Fatalities: 26
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Failure of the DC9 crew to see and avoid the Beechcraft Baron
TWA Flight 553, a DC9 on a scheduled flight from New York to Chicago, collided in midair with a Beechcraft Baron on a business flight from Detroit to Springfield while descending toward Dayton on 9 March 1967. Both aircraft crashed and all 26 occupants of the two aircraft were killed. The NTSB probable cause was the failure of the DC9 crew to see and avoid the Beechcraft.