Lockheed 188 N6102A
6 August 1962 · Knoxville, Tennessee, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 6 August 1962 at about 17:31 local time, a Lockheed 188 registered N6102A, operated by American Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. 72 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:31
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- McGhee-Tyson
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lockheed 188
- Registration
- N6102A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- American Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Dallas, Tex → New York, Ny
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0018
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 71 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CTL DUE IMPROPER X-WIND LDG TECHNIQUE IN ADVERSE WEA.GR HIT TAXIWAY EDGE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lockheed 188 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 1962 | Lockheed 188 | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 1963 | Lockheed 188A | Miami, Florida, United States | National Airlines, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1963 | Lockheed 188 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1963 | Lockheed 188 | Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1963 | Lockheed 188A | Los Mochis, Mexico | Western Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1966 | Lockheed 188 | Montezuma Ny, New York, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 1962 | Armstrong AW-650 | Rome, New York, United States | Capitol Airways | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1962 | Sud Avn SE 210 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1962 | Boeing 720 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1962 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46R | Miami, Florida, United States | Riddle Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1962 | Boeing 720 | Albany, New York, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1962 | Boeing 720B | Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |