- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: March 10, 1948
Time: 2258
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Operator: Delta Air Lines
Flight #: 700
Route: Chicago - Miami
AC Type: Douglas DC-4
Registration: NC37478
cn / ln: 18390
Aboard: 13   (passengers:9  crew:4)
Fatalities: 12   (passengers:8  crew:4)
Ground: 0
Summary: During takeoff, the aircraft went into a near vertical climb to an altitude of 500 - 800 feet, stalled and crashed. Loss of longitudinal control of the airplane for reasons undetermined.
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