Douglas DC-6B AN-BFN
6 June 1979 · Charleston, West Virginia, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 6 June 1979 at about 04:17 local time, a Douglas DC-6B registered AN-BFN was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Charleston, West Virginia, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 04:17
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Charleston, West Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kanawha
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-6B
- Registration
- AN-BFN
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Other
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Z → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- E-0009
People
3 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 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
CREW NOT TYPE-RATED IN ACFT.APRX 20,000 LBS MARIJUANA ONBOARD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-6B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep 1980 | Douglas DC-6B | Haiti-In Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | J.m.g., Inc | Fatal | 3 |
| 24 Feb 1978 | Douglas DC-6B | San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States | West Indies AI | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1981 | Douglas DC-6B | St.louis, Missouri, United States | DOW Jones & Co | No injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 1975 | Douglas DC-6B | San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States | Other-Foreign Flag Carrier | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1975 | Douglas DC-6B | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Pacific Alaska Airlines | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Sep 1975 | Douglas DC-6B | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | Zantop International Airlines | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |