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Douglas DC-6
  Silhouette image of generic model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different   Douglas DC-6
 
 First flight: 1946
 4 Piston engines
226 occurrences in the ASN safety database
2212 fatalities
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acc. date type reg. operator fat. location   dmg    
24 Oct 1947 Douglas DC-6 NC37510 United Airlines 52 2,4 km SE of Bryce Canyon Airport, UT (BCE) w/o contains link to final investigation report
1 May 1948 Douglas DC-6 PH-TKW KLM Royal Dutch Airlines 0 Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport (AMS) w/o
17 Jun 1948 Douglas DC-6 NC37506 United Airlines 43 5 km ENE of Mount Carmel, PA w/o contains link to final investigation report
4 Jul 1948 Douglas DC-6 SE-BDA Scandinavian Airlines System - SAS 32+7 Northwood w/o
15 Nov 1948 Douglas DC-6 PI-C291 Philippine Air Lines 0 Wake Island Airport (AWK) w/o
3 Dec 1948 Douglas DC-6 NC90733 American Airlines 0 near Cambray, NM min contains link to final investigation report
29 Nov 1949 Douglas DC-6 N90728 American Airlines 28 Dallas-Love Field, TX (DAL) w/o contains link to final investigation report
22 Aug 1950 Douglas DC-6 N90705 American Airlines 1 near Eagle, CO unk contains link to final investigation report
30 Jun 1951 Douglas DC-6 N37543 United Airlines 50 29 km WSW of Fort Collins, CO w/o contains link to final investigation report
24 Aug 1951 Douglas DC-6B N37550 United Airlines 50 24 km SW of Oakland International Airport, CA (OAK) w/o contains link to final investigation report
1 Sep 1951 Douglas DC-6 XA-JOR Mexicana de Aviación 0 Lake Texcoco w/o
23 Dec 1951 Douglas DC-6 I-LUCK Linee Aeree Italiane - LAI 0 near Milano-Malpensa Airport (MXP) w/o
11 Feb 1952 Douglas DC-6 N90891 National Airlines 29+4 Newark International Airport, NJ (EWR) w/o contains link to final investigation report
22 Mar 1952 Douglas DC-6 PH-TPJ KLM Royal Dutch Airlines 45 ca 7 km NE of Frankfurt International Airport (FRA) w/o
23 Jun 1952 Douglas DC-6 SE-BDD Scandinavian Airlines System - SAS 0 Cairo International Airport (CAI) sub
28 Jun 1952 Douglas DC-6 N90750 American Airlines 0+2 1,3 km NW of Dallas-Love Field, TX (DAL) min contains link to final investigation report
14 Feb 1953 Douglas DC-6 N90893 National Airlines 46 32 km SE off Mobile Point, AL, USA [Gulf of Mexico] w/o contains link to final investigation report
20 Apr 1953 Douglas DC-6B N91303 Western Air Lines 8 San Francisco Bay, CA w/o contains link to final investigation report
12 Jul 1953 Douglas DC-6 N90806 Transocean Air Lines 58 550 km E of Wake Island (Pacific Ocean) w/o contains link to final investigation report
12 Aug 1953 Douglas R6D-1 (DC-6) 131586 United States Navy 4 Springfield-Westover AFB, MA (CEF) w/o
6 Sep 1953 Douglas R6D-1 (DC-6) 131583 United States Navy 0 Bermuda-Kindley Field NAS (NWU) w/o
29 Oct 1953 Douglas DC-6 VH-BPE British Commonwealth Pacific Airways 19 12 km SE of Half Moon Bay, CA w/o contains link to final investigation report
14 Jan 1954 Douglas DC-6 PI-C294 Philippine Air Lines 16 6 km E of Roma-Ciampino Airport (CIA) w/o
1 Jul 1954 Douglas DC-6 N90898 National Airlines 0 Idlewild Airport, New York, NY sub
6 Jul 1954 Douglas DC-6B N90773 American Airlines 1 Cleveland, OH non
23 Aug 1954 Douglas DC-6B PH-DFO KLM Royal Dutch Airlines 21 North Sea, 37km N Dutch coast w/o
18 Dec 1954 Douglas DC-6B I-LINE Linee Aeree Italiane - LAI 26 near New York-Idlewild International Airport, NY (IDL) w/o contains link to final investigation report
13 Feb 1955 Douglas DC-6 OO-SDB Sabena 29 Monte Terminillo w/o
3 Mar 1955 Douglas C-118A (DC-6) 53-3230 United States Air Force - USAF 0 Keflavík International Airport (KEF) w/o
22 Mar 1955 Douglas R6D-1 (DC-6) 131612 United States Navy 66 24 km NW of Honolulu, HI w/o
4 Apr 1955 Douglas DC-6 N37512 United Airlines 3 Islip-MacArthur Field, NY (ISP) w/o contains link to final investigation report
1 Nov 1955 Douglas DC-6B N37559 United Airlines 44 Longmont, CO w/o contains link to final investigation report
20 Feb 1956 Douglas DC-6B F-BGOD Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux - TAI 52 29 km SE of Cairo International Airport (CAI) w/o
13 Jul 1956 Douglas C-118A (DC-6) 53-3301 United States Air Force - USAF 46 ca 2 km S of Fort Dix-McGuire AFB, NJ (WRI) w/o
29 Aug 1956 Douglas DC-6B CF-CUP Canadian Pacific Air Lines - CPAL 15 Cold Bay, AK w/o contains link to final investigation report
10 Oct 1956 Douglas R6D-1 (DC-6) 131588 United States Navy 59 590 km WSW off Land's End, UK w/o
24 Nov 1956 Douglas DC-6B I-LEAD Linee Aeree Italiane - LAI 34 0,6 km W of Paris-Orly Airport (ORY) w/o
15 Jan 1957 Douglas C-118A (DC-6) 53-3263 United States Air Force - USAF 0 Tacoma-McChord AFB, WA (TCM) w/o
1 Feb 1957 Douglas DC-6A N34954 Northeast Airlines 20 Rikers Island, NY w/o contains link to final investigation report
21 Jun 1957 Douglas DC-6A N34953 Flying Tiger Line 0 Sandbar in Jamaica Bay southwest of New York Idlewild Airport, NY sub
21 Aug 1957 Douglas DC-6A N90782 United Airlines 0 Los Angeles International Airport, CA sub
28 Nov 1957 Douglas DC-6B SE-BDP Scandinavian Airlines System - SAS 0 Norrköping Airport (NRK) w/o
1 Feb 1958 Douglas C-118A (DC-6) 53-3277 United States Air Force - USAF 41+7 Norwalk, CA w/o
19 Feb 1958 Douglas DC-6B PH-DFK KLM Royal Dutch Airlines 1 Cairo-Almaza Airport sub
10 Jun 1958 Douglas DC-6 LV-ADV Aerolineas Argentinas 0 off Ilha Grande Beach, RJ w/o
27 Jun 1958 Douglas C-118A (DC-6) 51-3822 United States Air Force - USAF 0 w/o
28 Aug 1958 Douglas DC-6B N575 Northwest Orient Airlines 0 Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport, MN w/o contains link to final investigation report
26 Dec 1958 Douglas DC-6B F-BGTZ Union Aéromaritime de Transport 3 Salisbury Airport (HRE) w/o
1 Apr 1959 Douglas C-118A (DC-6) 53-3250 United States Air Force - USAF 4 8 km from Orting, WA w/o
22 Jun 1959 Douglas DC-6A/B N5026K Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) 0 Shannon Airport (SNN) w/o
6 Jan 1960 Douglas DC-6B N8225H National Airlines 34 2,4 km NW of Bolivia, NC w/o contains link to final investigation report
22 Feb 1960 Douglas C-118A (DC-6) N11817 Alaska Airlines 0 Anchorage-Elmendorf AFB, AK w/o
25 Feb 1960 Douglas R6D-1 (DC-6) 131582 United States Navy 35+26 off Rio de Janeiro, RJ w/o
7 Sep 1960 Douglas DC-6 LV-ADS Aerolineas Argentinas 31 12 km ENE of Salto w/o
19 Sep 1960 Douglas DC-6A/B N90779 World Airways 80 3,7 km NE of Guam-Agana NAS (NGM) w/o contains link to final investigation report
17 Nov 1960 Douglas DC-6 N37523 United Airlines 0 Denver-Stapleton International Airport, CO (DEN) sub
26 Jan 1961 Douglas C-118A (DC-6) 51-17626 United States Air Force - USAF 23 Atlantic Ocean mis
26 Mar 1961 Douglas DC-6A G-APOM Cunard Eagle Airways 0 Shannon Airport (SNN) w/o
19 Jul 1961 Douglas DC-6 LV-ADW Aerolineas Argentinas 67 12 km W of Pardo, BA w/o
21 Jul 1961 Douglas DC-6A N6118C Alaska Airlines 6 Shemya AFB, AK (SYA) w/o
10 Sep 1961 Douglas DC-6B N90773 President Airlines 83 1,5 km S off Shannon Airport (SNN) w/o
18 Sep 1961 Douglas DC-6B SE-BDY United Nations - UN, lsf Transair Sweden 16 15 km W of Ndola Airport (NLA) w/o
15 Nov 1961 Douglas DC-6B N8228H National Airlines 0 Boston-Logan International Airport, MA (BOS) w/o contains link to final investigation report
27 Nov 1961 Douglas DC-6B AVENSA 0 Curaçao-Dr. Albert Plesman Airport (CUR) non
8 Mar 1962 Douglas DC-6B I-DIMO Società Aerea Mediterranea - SAM 5 Mt Velino w/o
15 Jan 1963 Douglas DC-6A G-APON Cunard Eagle Airways 0 Colombo-Katunayake International Airport (CMB) sub
15 Mar 1963 Douglas DC-6B CP-707 Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano - LAB 39 near Tacora Volcano w/o
7 Apr 1963 Douglas DC-6B YK-AEB Syrian Arab Airlines 1 Hamah w/o
13 Apr 1963 Douglas DC-6B OY-EAP Sterling Airways 0 Kobenhavn-Kastrup Airport (CPH) w/o
3 May 1963 Douglas DC-6B F-BIAO Air Afrique 55 Mt. Cameroon w/o
5 Jun 1964 Douglas DC-6B N8221H Northeast Airlines 0 La Guardia Airport, New York, NY sub contains link to final investigation report
2 Oct 1964 Douglas DC-6B F-BHMS Union de Transports Aériens - UTA 80 Mt Alcazaba w/o
6 Feb 1965 Douglas DC-6B CC-CCG LAN Chile 87 near San José Volcano w/o
23 Apr 1965 Douglas DC-6A N6541C Aaxico Airlines 5 Mt Rainier, WA w/o contains link to final investigation report
10 May 1965 Douglas DC-6A N6579C Aaxico Airlines 0 near Knobnoster-Whiteman AFB, MO w/o
18 May 1965 Douglas DC-6A N6579C Aaxico Airlines 0 Whiteman AFB, Knob Noster, MO w/o contains link to final investigation report
6 Jun 1965 Douglas DC-6B PI-C950 Filipinas Orient Airways 0 Cebu Airport (CEB) w/o
8 Jul 1965 Douglas DC-6B CF-CUQ Canadian Pacific Air Lines - CPAL 52 32 km W of 100 Mile House, BC w/o
7 Aug 1965 Douglas DC-6B CF-CUQ 20 miles west of 100 Mile House, BC
17 Oct 1965 Douglas DC-6 N37519 United Airlines 0 Huntsville-Madison County Airport, AL (HSV) w/o contains link to final investigation report
18 Feb 1966 Douglas DC-6B OO-ABG Belgian International Air Services 4 near Milan-Malpensa w/o
10 Mar 1966 Douglas DC-6A OD-AEL Trans Mediterranean Airways - TMA 5 Mt Parnon w/o
30 Jun 1966 Douglas DC-6 HR-TNG TAN Honduras - Transportes Aéreos Nacionales 0 Tegucigalpa-Toncontin Airport (TGU) w/o
24 Jan 1967 Douglas DC-6 N74841 Saturn Airways 0 Oakland International Airport, CA (OAK) w/o contains link to final investigation report
24 Jan 1967 Douglas DC-6B SU-ANL United Arab Airlines - UAA 0 Hodeidah Airport (HOD) w/o
30 Jan 1967 Douglas DC-6 XA-LAU Mexicana de Aviación 0 Mérida Airport (MID) w/o
31 Jan 1967 Douglas DC-6A N640NA Saturn Airways 3 San Antonio International Airport, TX (SAT) w/o contains link to final investigation report
20 Feb 1967 Douglas DC-6 HR-SAS SAHSA - Servicio Aéreo de Honduras SA 4 Tegucigalpa-Toncontin Airport (TGU) w/o
24 Feb 1967 Douglas DC-6B N8224H Northeast Airlines 0 Holmdel, NJ w/o contains link to final investigation report
29 May 1967 Douglas C-54A-15-DC (DC-4) HK-757 Aerocondor - Aerovías Cóndor de Colombia 0 over San Marcos sub
29 Jun 1967 Douglas DC-6 XA-NAH SAESA - Servicios Aéreos Especiales SA Mazatlan w/o
23 Dec 1967 Douglas DC-6B OY-EAN Sterling Airways 0 Göteborg-Torslanda Airport w/o
9 Feb 1968 Douglas DC-6 Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) 0 Da Nang Airport (DAD) unk
9 Mar 1968 Douglas DC-6B 43748 L'Armée de L'Air 16 near Saint Denis w/o
29 Aug 1968 Douglas C-118A (DC-6) 53-3243 United States Air Force - USAF Trabzon w/o
7 Nov 1968 Douglas DC-6A/B TC-55 Fuerza Aérea Argentina - FAA 0 6 km from Mar Del Plata Airport, BA (MDQ) w/o
18 Nov 1968 Douglas DC-6 XA-MON Mexicana de Aviación 0 Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV) non
28 Dec 1968 Douglas DC-6A/B OD-AEY Trans Mediterranean Airways - TMA 0 Beirut International Airport (BEY) w/o
2 Jan 1969 Douglas DC-6B SX-DAD Olympic Airways 0 Cairo unk
8 Feb 1969 Douglas DC-6 Unknown 0 unk

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