Douglas DC-6B N37558
4 May 1964 · Rochester N Y, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 May 1964 at about 17:59 local time, a Douglas DC-6B registered N37558, operated by United Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Rochester N Y, New York, United States. 29 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 17:59
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rochester N Y, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rochester Munic
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-6B
- Registration
- N37558
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- United Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0025
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
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
NOSE GEAR DOWN LATCH MECHANISM MALADJUSTED
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Feb 1964 | Douglas DC-6B | Santiago Chile, South America | Other-Foreign Flag Carrier | Fatal | 87 |
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| 11 Apr 1964 | Douglas DC-6B | San Jose Costa Ri, Central America | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 1963 | Douglas DC-6B | Los Angeles, California, United States | Western Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1965 | Douglas DC-6B | Ft Wayne Ind, Indiana, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
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