North Central Airlines Flight 458
Two North Central Airlines Convair CV-580s, similar to the accident aircraft, in August 1973 at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois. | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | December 27, 1968 |
| Summary | Pilot error; spatial disorientation as a contributing factor |
| Site | O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Total fatalities | 28 |
| Total injuries | 24 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Convair CV-580 |
| Operator | North Central Airlines |
| Registration | N2045 |
| Flight origin | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Last stopover | General Mitchell International Airport, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Destination | O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois |
| Occupants | 45 |
| Passengers | 41 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 27 |
| Injuries | 18 |
| Survivors | 18 |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground fatalities | 1 |
| Ground injuries | 6 |
On December 27, 1968, North Central Airlines Flight 458 crashed into a hangar while attempting a night landing in poor weather at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. Of the 41 passengers and four crew members, only 17 passengers and one crew member survived. One person was killed and six were injured on the ground.: 6