Airplane Crash - Chicago, Illinois 07/12/1931
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Chicago, Illinois
| Date | 07/12/1931 |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois |
| Operator | Braniff Airlines |
| Route | Chicago - Detroit |
| Type | Lockheed Vega |
| Registration | NC8497 |
| Aboard | 2 |
| Fatalities | 2 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | Engine quit while taking off. The plane crashed from a height of 700 feet. The pilot tried to return to the airport by banking to the right but did not have sufficient altitude to recover. |
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