ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 31953
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 July 1960 |
| Time: | c. 23:35 LT |
| Type: |  Sikorsky S-58C |
| Owner/operator: | Chicago Helicopter Airways |
| Registration: | N879 |
| MSN: | 58-0420 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Forest Park, IL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Chicago/Midway (23:30) |
| Chicago/O´Hare (23:41) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Flight 698 crashed into a cemetery and burst into flames. The disaster caused by fatigue failure in one of the four main rotor blades.
Sources:
CAB AAR SA-357 and WAAS
http://www.gendisasters.com/illinois/5385/chicago,-il-shuttle-helicopter-crash-killes-13,-july-1960
Toledo Blade 28 July 1960, p18
David Gero
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Dec-2009 10:18 | TB | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Jul-2010 08:47 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Aug-2014 13:52 | TB | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-May-2020 18:12 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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