| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | July 17, 1955 |
| Time: | 0624 |
| Location: | Chicago, Illinois |
| Operator: | Braniff Airlines |
| Flight #: | 560 |
| Route: | Kansas City, MO - Chicago |
| AC Type: | Convair CV-340-32 |
| Registration: | N3422 |
| cn / ln: | 071 |
| Aboard: | 43 (passengers:40 crew:3) |
| Fatalities: | 22 (passengers:20 crew:2) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | While on instrument approach, the aircraft hit a sign and crashed through the airport boundry fence. Momentary disorientation caused by the loss of visual reference during the final visual phase of the approach resulting in an increased rate of descent at an altitude too low to effect recovery. |
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