1972 Lake Winnebago mid-air collision
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | June 29, 1972 |
| Summary | Mid-air collision |
| Site | Over Lake Winnebago, near Fox Crossing, Wisconsin, United States 44°11′00″N 88°23′10″W / 44.18333°N 88.38611°W |
| Total fatalities | 13 |
| Total survivors | 0 |
| First aircraft | |
| Two North Central Airlines CV-580s similar to the aircraft involved in the collision | |
| Type | Convair CV-580 |
| Operator | North Central Airlines |
| Registration | N90858 |
| Flight origin | Green Bay–Austin Straubel International Airport, United States |
| Stopover | Winnebago County Airport, United States |
| Destination | Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, United States |
| Passengers | 2 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 5 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Second aircraft | |
| A de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter similar to the aircraft involved in the collision | |
| Type | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter |
| Operator | Air Wisconsin |
| Registration | N4043B |
| Flight origin | O'Hare International Airport, United States |
| Stopover | Sheboygan County Memorial Airport, United States |
| Destination | Outagamie County Regional Airport, United States |
| Passengers | 6 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 8 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On June 29, 1972, North Central Airlines Flight 290 collided in mid-air with Air Wisconsin Flight 671 over Lake Winnebago near Fox Crossing, Wisconsin, in the United States. Both aircraft crashed into the lake, killing all 13 people on board both aircraft.