Boeing 737-700 inbound from Baltimore–Washington International Airport in Baltimore, Maryland, slid off the runway while attempting to land at the airport in a heavy snow storm. The airplane broke through the barrier fence of the airport, and came to rest at the intersection of 55th Street and Central Avenue bordering the airport at its northwest corner. A 6-year-old boy was killed as a passenger in a vehicle that was struck by the plane after it skidded into the street. Source: Civil Aeronautics Board archives, NTSB records. Note: Prior to 1941, the runways did not have numerical designations. The runway now designated 13C/31C was designated 13R/31L from 1941 until 1989, when a new Runway 13R/31L was built. Runways 27L, 27R, 36L and 36R were closed by 1973. See also Gary/Chicago International Airport Chicago Rockford International Airport Meigs Field Illinois World War II Army Airfields 2014 air traffic control facility fire References External links Midway: Terminal and Concourse Maps TWA Crash of 1959 1972 Crash Summary Early Midway images Airport diagram for 1959 Airports in Cook County, Illinois Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Illinois Buildings and structures in Chicago Historic American Buildings Survey in Chicago Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command in North America Works Progress Administration in Illinois Transportation in Chicago Airports established in 1927 1927 establishments in Illinois