Douglas C-54B N88894
9 May 1962 · Ackerly, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 May 1962 at about 16:54 local time, a Douglas C-54B registered N88894, operated by Slick Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Ackerly, Texas, United States. 2 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 16:54
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ackerly, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas C-54B
- Registration
- N88894
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Slick Airways, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Dyess Afb, Tex → Alameda Nas, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0024
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
FAILURE OF NBR 1 AND 3 ENGS UNDER ADVERSE WT ANDWEA COND. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN FLT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 1966 | Douglas C-54B | Miami Fla, Florida, United States | Southern Air Transport, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1968 | Douglas C-54B | Miami, Florida, United States | Other-Foreign Flag Carrier | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1976 | Douglas C-54B | Grand Turk, Other-Foreign Countries | Other-Foreign Flag Carrier | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1976 | Douglas C-54B | Chico, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1981 | Douglas C-54B | St.croix, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | Other-Foreign Flag Carrier | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Apr 1990 | Douglas C-54B | Chico, California, United States | Usda, U.s. Forestry Service | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 1962 | Armstrong AW-650 | Rome, New York, United States | Capitol Airways | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1962 | Sud Avn SE 210 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1962 | Boeing 720 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1962 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46R | Miami, Florida, United States | Riddle Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1962 | Boeing 720 | Albany, New York, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1962 | Boeing 720B | Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |