Douglas DC-6A N44DG
5 March 1981 · East Alton, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 March 1981 at about 12:08 local time, a Douglas DC-6A registered N44DG, operated by Plymouth Leas, was involved in an incident during in flight near East Alton, Illinois, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:08
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- East Alton, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Civic Memorial
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-6A
- Registration
- N44DG
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Plymouth Leas
- Operating rule
- Contract Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Ypsilanti, Mi → Roswell, Nm
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 5-0010
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
DSNDG THRU 7500FT, FIRE BGN AFT ENG BACKFIRED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jan 1981 | Douglas DC-6A | Gambell, Alaska, United States | Northern Air Cargo | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1980 | Douglas DC-6A | Miami, Florida, United States | Other-Foreign Flag Carrier | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1983 | Douglas DC-6A | Nuiqsut, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1984 | Douglas DC-6A | San Manuel, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 May 1978 | Douglas DC-6A | Zandery, Africa | Other-Foreign Flag Carrier | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1985 | Douglas DC-6A | Egegik, Alaska, United States | Ball Brothers, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |