Douglas DC-6B N6548
4 March 1965 · Ft Wayne Ind, Indiana, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 4 March 1965 at about 19:43 local time, a Douglas DC-6B registered N6548, operated by United Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Ft Wayne Ind, Indiana, United States. 58 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:43
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ft Wayne Ind, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Baer Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-6B
- Registration
- N6548
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- United Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0011
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 56 |
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
NOTAM REPORTED RWY CLEAR. SNOWBANK ALONG SIDES PERSONNEL-COMPANY RUNWAY CONDITION REPORT INADEQUT
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-6B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Sep 1965 | Douglas DC-6B | Des Moines Iowa, Iowa, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious 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 | - |