Douglas DC-6 N111AS
10 June 1980 · Indianapolis, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 June 1980 at about 07:10 local time, a Douglas DC-6 registered N111AS, operated by Zantop International Airlines, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Indianapolis, Indiana, 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 07:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Indianapolis Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-6
- Registration
- N111AS
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Zantop International Airlines
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Cleveland, Oh → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0006
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
UPPER TORQUE LINK FAILED AT FATIGUE FRACTURE.PART OF LINK FOUND NR BGNG OF SEVERE NOSE WHL SHIMMY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Aug 1980 | Douglas DC-6 | Dillingham, Alaska, United States | Ball Brothers | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1978 | Douglas DC-6 | Muscat, Asia | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 8 Feb 1976 | Douglas DC-6 | Van Nuys, California, United States | Mercer Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 20 Mar 1970 | Douglas DC-6 | Oshima Isle, Asia | Southern Air Transport, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1968 | Douglas DC-6 | Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1967 | Douglas DC-6 | Vandalia, Ohio, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |