| Date: | Monday 6 January 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-54B-5-DO (DC-4) |
| Owner/operator: | Northwest Airlines |
| Registration: | NC95412 |
| MSN: | 18330 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 41 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chicago Municipal Airport, IL (MDW) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, MN (MSP/KMSP) |
| Chicago Municipal Airport, IL (MDW/KMDW) |
Struck a concrete marker while approaching runway 22R at low altitude. The DC-4 slewed around and caught fire.
Sources:
Air Britain Casualty compendium (pt. 45)
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