Douglas DC-6B HR-SAO
3 January 1968 · New Orleans, Louisiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 January 1968 at about 21:25 local time, a Douglas DC-6B registered HR-SAO, operated by Other-Foreign Flag Carrier, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. 82 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 21:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Moisant Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-6B
- Registration
- HR-SAO
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Other-Foreign Flag Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- A-0001
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 |
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 DESCENDED BELOW GLIDE SLOPE TO RT OF CENTERLINE.SUCCESSFUL PULLUP AND LNDG.NO RECENT ILS TRNG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-6B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sep 1968 | Douglas DC-6B | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1967 | Douglas DC-6B | 70E Hayes Cr.nebr, Nebraska, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Feb 1967 | Douglas DC-6B | Mar-Vineyard, Massachusetts, United States | Northeast Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 1967 | Douglas DC-6B | Holmdel, New Jersey, United States | Northeast Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 1966 | Douglas DC-6B | Ft.wayne, Indiana, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1965 | Douglas DC-6B | Ft Wayne Ind, Indiana, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Minor 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 | - |