Date: | Tuesday 31 January 1967 |
Time: | 03:20 |
Type: | Douglas DC-6A |
Owner/operator: | Saturn Airways |
Registration: | N640NA |
MSN: | 45475/973 |
Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | San Antonio International Airport, TX (SAT) -
United States of America
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | San Antonio-Kelly AFB, TX (SKF/KSKF) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The Saturn DC-6 was operating on a cargo flight to Kelly AFB. The crew decided to divert to civilian international airport at San Antonio and commenced the approach. The airplane descended 1100 feet below the glide slope, flew through trees and collided with a cliff.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Undetermined."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | FTW67A0078 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 6 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB File 1-0064
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