What the records say
- When
- 17 Sep 1961
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 41.96° N, 87.92° W
- Description
- 1961 aviation accident
- Deaths
- 37
Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 706
1961 aviation accident
Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 706 was a Lockheed L-188 Electra aircraft, registration N137US, which crashed on take-off from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport September 17, 1961. All 37 on board were killed in the accident.
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