Douglas DC-3 N65SA
12 February 1964 · Huntsville Ala, Alabama, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 12 February 1964 at about 18:48 local time, a Douglas DC-3 registered N65SA, operated by Southern Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Huntsville Ala, Alabama, United States. 29 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:48
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Huntsville Ala, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Madison County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-3
- Registration
- N65SA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Southern Airways, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0035
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25 |
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
MISC- PSGS SEAT BELTS RELEASED FOR UNK REASON.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Apr 1964 | Douglas DC-3 | Symours Bahamas, Other-Foreign Countries | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 1964 | Douglas DC-3 | Vandalia Ohio, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1964 | Douglas DC-3 | Albuquerque Nm, New Mexico, United States | Trans-Texas Airways, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1964 | Douglas DC-3 | Point Barrow Alas, Alaska, United States | Wien Alaska Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1964 | Douglas DC-3 | Tupelo Miss, Mississippi, United States | Southern Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1964 | Douglas DC-3 | Indianapolis Ind, Indiana, United States | Lake Central Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 1964 | Convair 285ACF | Chichagof I Alas, Alaska, United States | Alaska Coastal-Ellis | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jul 1964 | Hughes 269A | Alief Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Loomis Neb, Nebraska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1964 | Hiller UH12B | Ontario Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Greenwood Miss, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Feb 1964 | Baird-Hall II | Fremont Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |