▁Charles ▁H . ▁F argo ▁and ▁Henry ▁C . ▁Sand us ky ▁try ▁to ▁make ▁for ▁open ▁ground ▁behind ▁the ▁car ▁bar ns ▁at ▁ 7 7 th ▁Street ▁and ▁V inc ennes ▁Avenue , ▁but ▁stay ▁with ▁the ▁plane ▁as ▁they ▁are ▁over ▁a ▁dens ely ▁populated ▁area ▁instead ▁of ▁b ail ing ▁out ▁when ▁it ▁becomes ▁obvious ▁that ▁the ▁gli de ▁will ▁be ▁short . ▁The ▁plane ▁strik es ▁a ▁Sur face ▁L ines ▁t rol ley ▁wire ▁on ▁Michigan ▁Avenue , ▁gl ances ▁off ▁the ▁roof ▁of ▁a ▁la und ry ▁tr uck ▁( wh ose ▁driver ▁le apt ▁out ▁un in j ured ) ▁and ▁struck ▁the ▁por ch ▁of ▁a ▁two ▁flat ▁house ▁at ▁ 1 7 4 ▁East ▁ 7 5 th ▁Street . ▁The ▁plane ▁and ▁house ▁burn ▁and ▁both ▁crew ▁are ▁killed . ▁Six ▁escape ▁from ▁the ▁house ▁but ▁one ▁man ▁is ▁burn ed ▁when ▁he ▁returns ▁inside ▁to ▁retrieve ▁hidden ▁money . ▁The ▁plane ▁had ▁depart ed ▁from ▁the ▁ 3 2 d ▁Division ▁hang ar , ▁Illinois ▁National ▁Guard , ▁at ▁the ▁Municipal ▁Airport , ▁and ▁although ▁pre - fl ight ▁showed ▁no ▁problems , ▁the ▁fuel ▁feed ▁line ▁apparently ▁failed ▁as ▁witness es ▁reported ▁seeing ▁gas ▁streaming ▁from ▁the ▁plane ▁before ▁the ▁crash . ▁L t . ▁F argo ▁was ▁a ▁Chicago ▁native ▁whose ▁family ▁is ▁well ▁known ▁in ▁society , ▁while ▁L t . ▁Sand us ky ▁was ▁a ▁w art ime ▁combat ▁pilot ▁and ▁a ▁sales man ▁for ▁an ▁autom