Douglas DC-6 N1906M
15 February 1968 · Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 February 1968 at about 09:20 local time, a Douglas DC-6 registered N1906M, operated by Delta Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lovell
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-6
- Registration
- N1906M
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Delta Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0008
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
PLT RIDING IN JUMP SEAT INADVERTENTLY RAISED GR.PERSONNEL-SPONTANEOUS IMPROPER ACTION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-6 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep 1967 | Douglas DC-6 | Vandalia, Ohio, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | - |
| 24 Jan 1967 | Douglas DC-6 | Oakland, California, United States | Saturn Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1970 | Douglas DC-6 | Oshima Isle, Asia | Southern Air Transport, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1966 | Douglas DC-6 | Birmingham Ala, Alabama, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1965 | Douglas DC-6 | Buffalo Ny, New York, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1965 | Douglas DC-6 | Boston Mass, Massachusetts, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |