DC6 — accident and safety record

Every recorded DC6 accident and incident from public aviation safety datasets

DC6 safety overview

  • 154 recorded occurrences
  • 84 fatal
  • 0 hull losses
  • Records 1949–2013

Most affected: US (50), FR (10), BO (9), CO (7), MX (5)

Top operators: United States Navy - USN (7), United Air Lines,inc. (6), United Airlines (4), National Airlines (1934) (4), Mexicana de Aviación (3)

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All recorded DC6 occurrences

2010s

  • — Everts Air Cargo — (incident)
  • — Universal Airlines (1996) — N600UA — (incident)

2000s

  • — Northern Air Cargo — N867TA — (incident)

1990s

  • — LANC Colombia - Lineas Aéreas Norte de Colombia — HK-1776 — (4 fatal)
  • — Transair Cargo — 9Q-CJR — (incident)
  • — N861TA — (incident)
  • — Westair Aviation (Namibia) — V5-WAC — (incident)
  • — Inversiones Agropecuarias del Casanare - IAC — HK-1276W — (incident)
  • — J.C. Barravino Gammarra — (incident)
  • — Aerosol - Aerovias Sol de Colombia — HK-3874X — (incident)
  • — Frigorifico Reyes (FRI REYES) — CP-1651 — (incident)
  • — Carga del Caribe — XA-SEA — (3 fatal)
  • — Compañia Aérea Nacional - CAN — CP-1654 — (incident)
  • — Compañia Aérea Nacional - CAN — (incident)
  • — Private United States of America — N72527 — (incident)
  • — Unknown — (incident)
  • — Aerosucre Colombia — HK-3511 — (2 fatal)
  • — Frigorifico Santa Rita — CP-1953 — (incident)
  • — Aerial Transit Company — N84BL — (27 fatal)

1980s

  • — Gomes & Warra Aircraft Corporation — N371 — (incident)
  • — Albiacion Circulo General — HR-AKZ — (10 fatal)
  • — TACA International Airlines - Transportes Aéreos Centro Americanos — N33VX — (3 fatal)
  • — Aerolineas El Salvador - AESA — YS-05C — (incident)
  • — Aeronica - Aerolineas Nicaraguenses — YN-CBE — (6 fatal)
  • — Contras Air Force - Fuerza Aérea de Contras — (9 fatal)
  • — Nicaraguan Contras — (9 fatal)
  • — Aeronica - Aerolineas Nicaraguenses — YN-BFO — (incident)
  • — Frigorifico Reyes (FRI REYES) — CP-1650 — (incident)
  • — Carga Aérea Dominicana — HI-251 — (incident)
  • — Sécurité civile — F-ZBBU — (4 fatal)
  • — Colombian Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Colombiana — FAC-902 — (80 fatal)
  • — Sécurité civile — F-ZBAE — (5 fatal)
  • — Private Colombian — (7 fatal)
  • — LAC Colombia - Lineas Aéreas del Caribe — HK-1706 — (4 fatal)
  • — Guyana Airways — N3486F — (3 fatal)
  • — Miami Air Lease — N844TA — (4 fatal)
  • — Lineas Aéreas de Nicaragua - LANICA — YN-BVI — (incident)
  • — N2878F — (incident)
  • — Zantop International Airlines — N111AS — (incident)

1970s

  • — Mexican Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Mexicana — XA-RIO — (5 fatal)
  • — Kimex — N43865 — (2 fatal)
  • — Air Gabon — TR-LXN — (3 fatal)
  • — LAC Colombia - Lineas Aéreas del Caribe — HK-1707 — (3 fatal)
  • — Mexican Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Mexicana — TP-203 — (7 fatal)
  • — United States Navy - USN — 131618 — (16 fatal)
  • — New World Air Charter — N122A — (4 fatal)
  • — Aviateca — TG-ADA — (3 fatal)
  • — Skyways International — N6523C — (incident)
  • — Aerovias Las Minas — CP-1336 — (incident)
  • — Chilean Air Force - Fuerza Aérea de Chile — 989 — (38 fatal)
  • — Ethiopian Airlines — ET-AAZ — (incident)
  • — TACA International Airlines - Transportes Aéreos Centro Americanos — YS-35C — (incident)
  • — Mercer Airlines, Inc. — N901MA — (3 fatal)
  • — LAC Colombia - Lineas Aéreas del Caribe — HK-1389 — (4 fatal)
  • — Conair Aviation — CF-PWA — (3 fatal)
  • — Fragtflug — TF-OAE — (3 fatal)
  • — Aerolineas Comerciales Nacionales - ALCON — CP-947 — (incident)
  • — United States Navy - USN — 131615 — (10 fatal)
  • — Faucett — OB-R-920 — (incident)
  • — TAN Airlines - Transportes Aéreos Nacionales de Honduras — HR-TNO — (3 fatal)
  • — Inair Panama - Internacional de Aviación — HP-539 — (incident)
  • — PENAS (PT. Survai Udara Penas Persero) — XW-PEH — (6 fatal)
  • — Europe Aéro Service - EAS — F-BNUZ — (incident)
  • — LADECO Airlines - Línea Aérea del Cobre — HI-146 — (3 fatal)
  • — SAVCO - Servicios Aéreos Virgen de Copacabana — CP-926 — (6 fatal)
  • — Sobelair — OO-CTL — (incident)
  • — Transportes Aéreos Latin America — N6113C — (incident)
  • — Olympic Airways — SX-DAI — (incident)
  • — Southern Air Transport,inc. — N90781 — (incident)
  • — Ethiopian Airlines — ET-AAY — (incident)

1960s

  • — Air Vietnam — B-2005 — (34 fatal)
  • — Olympic Airways — SX-DAE — (90 fatal)
  • — Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano - LAB Airlines — CP-698 — (74 fatal)
  • — (74 fatal)
  • — Mexicana de Aviación — XA-MOO — (incident)
  • — French Air Force - Armée de l'Air — 45481/F-RBPX — (incident)
  • — Balair - Switzerland — HB-IBT — (4 fatal)
  • — Argentinian Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Argentina — TC-55 — (incident)
  • — GLAM - Groupe de Liaisons Aériennes Ministérielles — F-RAFB/43748 — (19 fatal)
  • — (16 fatal)
  • — Delta Air Lines,inc. — N1906M — (incident)
  • — Sterling Airways — OY-EAN — (incident)
  • — United Air Lines,inc. — N37516 — (incident)
  • — Salvadorian Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Salvadoreña — FAS301 — (12 fatal)
  • — SAHSA - Servicios Aéreos de Honduras SA — HR-SAS — (4 fatal)
  • — Mexicana de Aviación — XA-LAU — (incident)
  • — Saturn Airways,inc. — N74841 — (incident)
  • — United Arab Airlines — SU-ANL — (incident)
  • — TAN Airlines - Transportes Aéreos Nacionales de Honduras — HR-TNG — (incident)
  • — TMA of Lebanon - Trans Mediterranean Airways — OD-AEL — (5 fatal)
  • — Delta Air Lines,inc. — N1904M — (incident)
  • — Belgian International Air Services - BIAS — OO-ABG — (4 fatal)
  • — United Air Lines,inc. — N37519 — (incident)
  • — American Airlines,inc. — N90748 — (incident)
  • — Zantop Air Transport — N6575C — (incident)
  • — Canadian Pacific Airlines - CP Air — CF-CUQ — (52 fatal)
  • — American Airlines,inc. — N90731 — (incident)
  • — Filipinas Orient Airways (Fairways) — PI-C950 — (incident)
  • — Aaxico Airlines - American Air Export & Import Company — N6579C — (incident)
  • — LAN Chile - Linea Aérea Nacional de Chile — CC-CCG — (87 fatal)
  • — United Air Lines,inc. — N37535 — (incident)
  • — United Air Lines,inc. — N37501 — (incident)
  • — Western Air Lines,inc. — N93128 — (incident)
  • — Union des Transports Aériens - UTA — F-BHMS — (80 fatal)
  • — Braniff Airways,inc. — N90885 — (incident)
  • — Delta Air Lines,inc. — N1907M — (incident)
  • — Air Afrique (1961) — F-BIAO — (55 fatal)
  • — Sterling Airways — OY-EAP — (incident)
  • — Syrianair - Syrian Arab Airlines — YK-AEB — (1 fatal)
  • — Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano - LAB Airlines — CP-707 — (39 fatal)
  • — United Air Lines,inc. — N37503 — (incident)
  • — Società Aerea Mediterranea - SAM — I-DIMO — (5 fatal)
  • — United Air Lines,inc. — N37538 — (incident)
  • — National Airlines (1934) — N8228H — (incident)
  • — Transair Sweden — SE-BDY — (16 fatal)
  • — President Airlines — N90773 — (83 fatal)
  • — (83 fatal)
  • — Alaska Airlines — N6118C — (6 fatal)
  • — Aerolineas Argentinas — LV-ADW — (67 fatal)
  • — Cunard Eagle Airways — G-APOM — (incident)
  • — World Airways — N90779 — (80 fatal)
  • — Aerolineas Argentinas — LV-ADS — (31 fatal)
  • — United States Navy - USN — 131582 — (35 fatal)
  • — National Airlines (1934) — N8225H — (34 fatal)

1950s

  • — Pan American World Airways - PAA — N5026K — (incident)
  • — Union Aéromaritime de Transport - UAT — F-BGTZ — (3 fatal)
  • — Northwest Airlines — N575 — (incident)
  • — Aerolineas Argentinas — LV-ADV — (incident)
  • — Scandinavian Airlines System - SAS — SE-BDP — (incident)
  • — Northeast Airlines - USA — N34954 — (20 fatal)
  • — Linee Aeree Italiane - LAI — I-LEAD — (34 fatal)
  • — United States Navy - USN — 131588 — (59 fatal)
  • — Canadian Pacific Airlines - CP Air — CF-CUP — (15 fatal)
  • — Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux - TAI — F-BGOD — (52 fatal)
  • — United Airlines — N37559 — (44 fatal)
  • — United Airlines — N37512 — (3 fatal)
  • — United States Navy - USN — 131612 — (66 fatal)
  • — SABENA - Société Anonyme Belge d'Exploitation de la Navigation Aérienne — OO-SDB — (29 fatal)
  • — Linee Aeree Italiane - LAI — I-LINE — (26 fatal)
  • — KLM Royal Dutch Airlines - Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij — PH-DFO — (21 fatal)
  • — Philippine Airlines - PAL — PI-C294 — (16 fatal)
  • — British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines - BCPA — VH-BPE — (19 fatal)
  • — United States Navy - USN — 131583 — (incident)
  • — United States Navy - USN — 131586 — (4 fatal)
  • — Transocean Air Lines - TOA — N90806 — (58 fatal)
  • — Western Airlines — N91303 — (8 fatal)
  • — National Airlines (1934) — N90893 — (46 fatal)
  • — KLM Royal Dutch Airlines - Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij — PH-TPJ — (45 fatal)
  • — National Airlines (1934) — N90891 — (33 fatal)
  • — Linee Aeree Italiane - LAI — I-LUCK — (incident)
  • — Mexicana de Aviación — XA-JOR — (incident)
  • — United Airlines — N37550 — (50 fatal)
  • — United Airlines — N37543 — (50 fatal)

1940s

  • — American Airlines — N90728 — (28 fatal)

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