Douglas DC-6A N640NA
31 January 1967 · San Antonio, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 31 January 1967 at about 03:20 local time, a Douglas DC-6A registered N640NA, operated by Saturn Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near San Antonio, Texas, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 03:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Antonio, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- San Antonio Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-6A
- Registration
- N640NA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Saturn Airways, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0064
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
ACFT FLEW THRU TREES THEN HIT A CLIFF APPROX 110O FT BELOW GLIDE SLOPE.HAD DIVERTED FROM KELLY AFB
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 1967 | Douglas DC-6A | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Universal Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jan 1968 | Douglas DC-6A | Internatl Waters, Other-International Waters | Southern Air Transport, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 May 1965 | Douglas DC-6A | Knob Noster Mo, Missouri, United States | American Air Export & Import Co. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1965 | Douglas DC-6A | Mt Rainier Wash, Washington, United States | American Air Export & Import Co. | Fatal | 5 |
| 15 Aug 1965 | Douglas DC-6A | Boston Mass, Massachusetts, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1965 | Douglas DC-6A | Altus Okla, Oklahoma, United States | Zantop Air Transport | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 1967 | Boeing B-720 | Sheridan, Wyoming, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1967 | Piper PA-23 | San Mateo Calif, California, United States | Air, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Jul 1967 | Cessna 150 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | Alpine Aviatio | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1967 | Cessna 172E | Ea.hampton, Connecticut, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1967 | Cessna 172 | Matagorda Is. Tex, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Jan 1967 | Cessna 150 | Sapphire, North Carolina, United States | Executive Avia | No injuries | - |