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| Date: | Monday 11 March 1957 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Cessna 182 |
| Owner/operator: | Hanley Air Service |
| Registration: | N.... |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lake Michigan, IL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Chicago Meigs Airport, Chicago, IL |
| Elkhart, IN | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
This small chartered plane with two business men and two women on board crashed into southern Lake Michigan after taking off from Chicago Meigs Airport at 18:34 in foggy weather. Search called off 15 March.
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 12 March 1957, p1
The News-Sentinel 15 March 1957, p1
https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/514960635/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-May-2019 13:11 | TB | Added |
| 14-Mar-2020 07:01 | kolibriforensics | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Apr-2020 19:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Feb-2021 16:26 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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