In the latest “WISHstory,” celebrating the 70th anniversary of WISH-TV, we head up north to Roselawn and the fate of Flight 4184 on Oct. 31, 1994. The commuter flight bound for Chicago ...

On October 31, 1994, an ATR 72 crashed in Roselawn, Indiana; the American Eagle flight 4184 had encountered severe, in-flight icing from freezing drizzle. All 68 people on board were killed.

On Oct. 31, 1994, American Eagle flight 4184 — en route from Indianapolis to Chicago — encountered severe icing conditions while in a holding pattern for O'Hare Airport. The pilots lost ...

Most notably, on Oct. 31, 1994, American Eagle Flight 4184 travelling between Indianapolis and Chicago ran into severe icing conditions. The ATR 72 lost control and crashed into a field.

Marisa Aguiar with her Ph.D. medal and a photo of her father (middle in the photo), one of the pilots who died in the 1994 crash of American Eagle Flight 4184. Credit: Marisa Aguiar For Marisa ...