Douglas DC-6B N3759
22 September 1965 · Des Moines Iowa, Iowa, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 22 September 1965 at about 22:39 local time, a Douglas DC-6B registered N3759, operated by United Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Des Moines Iowa, Iowa, United States. 74 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:39
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Des Moines Iowa, Iowa, United States
- Nearest airport
- Des Moines Mun.
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-6B
- Registration
- N3759
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- United Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0067
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 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.
Other Douglas DC-6B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Mar 1965 | Douglas DC-6B | Ft Wayne Ind, Indiana, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 1966 | Douglas DC-6B | Ft.wayne, Indiana, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
| 18 Oct 1964 | Douglas DC-6B | Hector Calif, California, United States | Western Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1965 | Hughes 269A-1 | Lynch Ky, Kentucky, United States | Rotairport, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1965 | Cessna 195B | Imnaha Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1965 | Bell 204B | Georgetown Colo, Colorado, United States | Whirl-Wide HEL | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1965 | Piper PA28 | San Jose Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1965 | Navion B | Englewood Fla, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1965 | Boeing A75N1 | Mesa Ariz, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |