Flight 553

"United Airlines Flight 553 was scheduled to leave from the Washington National Airport to Omaha, Nebraska. The flight crashed into 7 bungalows on the south side of Chicago while approaching its destination to Midway Airport on December 8, 1972; the pilot was instructed to carry out a “missed approach." When attempting to go around for a landing attempt, the aircraft hit two tree branches resulting in the plane losing control and plowing into seven bungalows. The home of Maggie Cuculich was destroyed, sadly she and her daughter Theresa Cuculich died as a result of the accident. Maggie's daughter Dorothy was at work at this time when she lost her immediate family and after being left without a home had to stay with relatives."