What the records say
- When
- 8 Feb 2000
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 42.45° N, 87.83° W
- Description
- aviation incident in Illinois, United States
2000 Illinois mid-air collision
Aviation incident in Illinois, United States
On February 8, 2000, a Zlin 242L light aircraft piloted by Chicago radio personality Bob Collins was involved in a mid-air collision with a Cessna 172P over Zion, Illinois, while both aircraft were on approach to land at the nearby Waukegan National Airport. The Zlin dived and crashed through the roof of a five-story medical building. The Cessna spiraled down and crashed onto a residential street three blocks away.
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