NC-37510 — accident record & aircraft history

We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.

Safety history

November 11, 1947AccidentHull loss
The Board determined that the probable cause of these accidents was "the combustion of gasoline which had entered the cabin heater combustion air intake scoop from the No. 3 alternate tank vent due to inadvertent overflow during the transfer of fuel from the No. 4 alternate tank." The Board found that contributing factors were "the failure of the manufacturer and the Civil Aeronautics Administration to exercise full caution in the analysis of the fuel system of the DC-6 relative to proper locati
Douglas DC-6
The Board determined that the probable cause of these accidents was "the combustion of gasoline which had entered the cabin heater combustion air intake scoop from the No. 3 alternate tank vent due to inadvertent overflow during the transfer of fuel from the No. Full accident record
October 24, 1947Accident
"the combustion of gasoline which had entered the cabin heater air intake scoop from the No.
Douglas DC-6 · 52 fatalities
The Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the combustion of gasoline which had entered the cabin heater air intake scoop from the No. 3 alternate tank vent due to inadvertent overflow during the transfer of fuel from the No. 4 alternate tank. Contributing factors were the improper location of the No. Full accident record