Douglas DC-6 N1907M
13 August 1963 · Indianapolis, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 August 1963 at about 10:12 local time, a Douglas DC-6 registered N1907M, operated by Delta Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. 24 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:12
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Weir Cook
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-6
- Registration
- N1907M
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Delta Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0047
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
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
GEAR STRUCK 18 IN RNWY LIP. RNWY UNDER CONSTRUCTION. NOTANS AND TOWER WARNING GIVEN TO PLT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-6 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Dec 1962 | Douglas DC-6 | Los Angeles, California, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 1962 | Douglas DC-6 | Fillmore, California, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1964 | Douglas DC-6 | Robbinsville Nj, New Jersey, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1964 | Douglas DC-6 | San Francisco Cal, California, United States | Western Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1964 | Douglas DC-6 | New Orleans la, Louisiana, United States | Braniff Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1964 | Douglas DC-6 | Newyork Ny, New York, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 1963 | Douglas DC-7 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Jan 1963 | Vickers 810 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 8 |
| 3 Feb 1963 | Lockheed 1049H | San Francisco, California, United States | Slick Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 16 Feb 1963 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46F | Puyallup, Washington, United States | Zantop Air Transport | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1963 | Fairchild F-27 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | West Coast Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Feb 1963 | Boeing 720B | Miami, Florida, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 43 |