▁chairman ▁of ▁Lith uan ian ▁Phys ical ▁Education ▁Union , ▁and ▁a ▁founder ▁of ▁Sport o ▁Ž urn al as ▁( S ports ▁magazine ). ▁ ▁Death ▁▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁along ▁with ▁St as ys ▁Gir ė nas , ▁he ▁attempted ▁a ▁non stop ▁flight ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁Ka unas , ▁Lith u ania ▁– ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁, ▁in ▁a ▁Bell an ca ▁CH - 3 0 0 ▁Pac em aker ▁air plane ▁named ▁L itu an ica . ▁After ▁successfully ▁crossing ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Ocean ▁in ▁ 3 7 ▁hours ▁and ▁ 1 1 ▁minutes , ▁they ▁crash ed ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 7 , ▁at ▁ 0 : 3 6 ▁AM ▁( Ber lin ▁Time ), ▁by ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁K uh d amm , ▁near ▁Sold in , ▁Germany ▁( now ▁P sz cz eln ik , ▁near ▁the ▁My ś lib ór z ▁area , ▁Poland ), ▁most ▁probably ▁because ▁of ▁difficult ▁weather ▁conditions ▁combined ▁with ▁engine ▁problems . ▁Both ▁av i ators ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁crash . ▁They ▁had ▁covered ▁a ▁distance ▁of ▁ ▁without ▁landing , ▁and ▁were ▁only ▁ ▁short ▁of ▁their ▁final ▁destination . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁hon ors ▁▁ ▁A ▁monument ▁to ▁D arius ▁and ▁Gir ė nas ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁n ortheast ▁corner ▁of ▁Mar qu ette ▁Park ▁in ▁Chicago . ▁ ▁Ast ero id ▁ 2 8 8 9 6 0 ▁Ste pon as d