Status: Final
Date: Tuesday 2 July 1946
Douglas DC-3-201F
Operator: Transcontinental & Western Air - TWA
Registration: NC28383
Total airframe hrs: 14043
Engines: 2 Wright R-1820-G202A
Crew: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Passengers: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 18
Location: Chicago, IL ( United States of America)
Phase: Initial climb (ICL)
Departure airport: Chicago Municipal Airport, IL (MDW/KMDW), United States of America
Destination airport: South Bend Regional, IN (SBN/KSBN), United States of America
Flightnumber: 456
The no. 1 engine failed at 600 feet after takeoff and a return was made to the airport. Meanwhile the pilot tried to restart the engine. As the no. 2 engine failed as well, an emergency landing was carried out. The aircraft struck a telephone pole and came to rest on a railroad track.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the complete loss of power in both engines due to fuel starvation necessitating an emergency landing in an unfavorable area. The cause for fuel starvation of the engines has not been determined."
» CAB File No. 1312-46
type: Douglas DC-3-201F
Distance from Chicago Municipal Airport, IL to South Bend Regional, IN as the crow flies is 119 km (74 miles).