| Date: | Friday 27 December 1968 |
| Time: | 20:22 |
| Type: |  Convair CV-580 |
| Owner/operator: | North Central Airlines |
| Registration: | N2045 |
| MSN: | 369 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 27 / Occupants: 45 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Milwaukee-General Mitchell Airport, WI (MKE/KMKE) |
| Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot lost control of the aircraft when performing a go-around in bad weather (200 feet ceiling, light rain and fog). The Convair crashed nearly inverted on a hangar.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Spatial disorientation of the captain precipitated by atmospheric refraction of either the approach lights or landing lights at a critical point in the approach wherein the crew was transitioning between flying by reference to flight instruments and by visual reference to the ground."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
WCAA 2nd ed. / C.Y. Kimura
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jan-2025 15:18 | ASN | Updated [Accident report, ] |
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