N6579C (Douglas DC-6A) — routes, history & safety record

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Safety history

May 18, 1965Accident
Improper Ifr Operation; Low Ceiling; Rain
Douglas DC-6A
May 10, 1965AccidentHull loss
AAXICO Airlines, Inc., Douglas DC-6A, N6579C, operating as AAXICO Flight No. 1416B, a regularly scheduled Civil Air Movement (CAN) cargo flight, crashed during an approach to a landing at Whiteman Air Force Base (AFB), Knob Noster, Missouri, at approximately 0601 c.s.t., on May 18, 1965. The crew of three, the only persons on board, escaped uninjured.
Douglas DC-6
The Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was an improperly executed landing approach into an area of adverse weather, during which the aircraft was allowed to descend to an altitude too low to avoid striking trees. Full accident record
October 2, 1964Accident
Douglas DC-6A