Douglas DC-6A N6541C

Summary

On 23 April 1965 at about 14:23 local time, a Douglas DC-6A registered N6541C, operated by American Air Export & Import Co., was involved in an accident during in flight near Mt Rainier Wash, Washington, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

23 April 1965 at 14:23

Classification

Accident

Location

Mt Rainier Wash, Washington, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Douglas DC-6A

Registration

N6541C

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

4

Operator

American Air Export & Import Co.

Phase of flight

In Flight

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

1-0016

5 people died.

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

PLT WX BRIEFED BY MILITARY.ACFT STRUCK MTN.POSITION DISORIENTATION DURING VFR CLIMB IN IFR WX.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.