Douglas DC-6B N93130
18 October 1964 · Hector Calif, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 October 1964 at about 11:15 local time, a Douglas DC-6B registered N93130, operated by Western Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an incident during in flight near Hector Calif, California, United States. 88 people were on board and one died. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:15
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Hector Calif, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-6B
- Registration
- N93130
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Western Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0069
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 87 |
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
ACCIDENT TYPE-PLT DIED FROM HEART ATIACK DURING ROUTINE FLT OPERATIONS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Feb 1964 | Douglas DC-6B | Santiago Chile, South America | Other-Foreign Flag Carrier | Fatal | 87 |
| 5 Jun 1964 | Douglas DC-6B | Flushing, New York, United States | Northeast Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1964 | Douglas DC-6B | Rochester N Y, New York, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1964 | Douglas DC-6B | San Jose Costa Ri, Central America | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 1963 | Douglas DC-6B | Los Angeles, California, United States | Western Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1965 | Douglas DC-6B | Ft Wayne Ind, Indiana, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 1964 | Convair 285ACF | Chichagof I Alas, Alaska, United States | Alaska Coastal-Ellis | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jul 1964 | Hughes 269A | Alief Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Loomis Neb, Nebraska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1964 | Hiller UH12B | Ontario Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Greenwood Miss, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Feb 1964 | Baird-Hall II | Fremont Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |