Douglas DC-6 N90781
20 March 1970 · Oshima Isle, Asia · Serious injuries
Summary
On 20 March 1970 at about 14:34 local time, a Douglas DC-6 registered N90781, operated by Southern Air Transport, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Oshima Isle, Asia. 12 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:34
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Oshima Isle, Asia
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-6
- Registration
- N90781
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Southern Air Transport, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Iowa Jima → Yokota Ab, Japan
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0018
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
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
FLT ATTENDANT BROKE LEG. WEA BRIEF BY USAF. PENETRATED CLOUD TOPS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1968 | Douglas DC-6 | Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1967 | Douglas DC-6 | Vandalia, Ohio, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | - |
| 24 Jan 1967 | Douglas DC-6 | Oakland, California, United States | Saturn Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1966 | Douglas DC-6 | Birmingham Ala, Alabama, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1965 | Douglas DC-6 | Buffalo Ny, New York, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1965 | Douglas DC-6 | Boston Mass, Massachusetts, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Dec 1970 | Douglas A-26 | Beirut, Asia | Occidental CHE | No injuries | - |
| 30 Nov 1970 | Boeing 707 | Tel Aviv, Asia | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | - |
| 5 Nov 1970 | Dehaviland DHC-4A | Qui Nhon, Asia | Pacific Archts | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1970 | Beechcraft G18S | Bac Lieu, Asia | Air America, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1970 | Cessna 170B | Iwakuni Mcs, Asia | Iwakuni Flying | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1969 | Hughes 500 | Ahmedabad, Asia | Cambata Aviati | No injuries | - |