Douglas DC-6 accidents and incidents
CrashAtlas records 42 accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-6, accounting for 627 fatalities. Entries are ordered by loss of life, and each one links through to the full accident record.
42
Recorded accidents
627
Fatalities in this listing
1947–1994
Years covered
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Country | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961-07-19 | Aerolineas Argentinas · LV-ADW | Douglas DC-6 | Argentina | 67 |
| 1953-07-12 | Transocean Air Lines · N90806 | Douglas DC-6 | Pacific Ocean | 58 |
| 1947-10-24 | United Airlines 608 | Douglas DC-6 | United States of America | 52 |
| 1951-06-30 | United Airlines 610 | Douglas DC-6 | United States of America | 50 |
| 1953-02-14 | National Airlines 470 | Douglas DC-6 | Atlantic Ocean | 46 |
| 1952-03-22 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines · PH-TPJ | Douglas DC-6 | Germany | 45 |
| 1948-06-17 | United Airlines 624 | Douglas DC-6 | United States of America | 43 |
| 1986-05-01 | Fuerza Aérea Salvadoreña · FAS302 | Douglas DC-6 | El Salvador | 37 |
| 1948-07-04 | Scandinavian Airlines System - SAS · SE-BDA | Douglas DC-6 | United Kingdom | 32 |
| 1960-09-07 | Aerolineas Argentinas · LV-ADS | Douglas DC-6 | Uruguay | 31 |
| 1955-02-13 | Sabena 503 | Douglas DC-6 | Italy | 29 |
| 1952-02-11 | National Airlines · N90891 | Douglas DC-6 | United States of America | 29 |
| 1949-11-29 | American Airlines 157 | Douglas DC-6 | United States of America | 28 |
| 1953-10-29 | British Commonwealth Pacific Airways 304 | Douglas DC-6 | United States of America | 19 |
| 1954-01-14 | Philippine Air Lines · PI-C294 | Douglas DC-6 | Italy | 16 |
| 1988-01-23 | Nicaraguan Contras | Douglas DC-6 | Nicaragua | 9 |
| 1978-12-06 | Fuerza Aérea Mexicana · TP-0203 | Douglas DC-6 | United States of America | 7 |
| 1983-10-08 | Private | Douglas DC-6 | Colombia | 7 |
| 1971-06-17 | SAVCO - Servicios Aéreos Virgen de Copacabana · CP-926 | Douglas DC-6 | Chile | 6 |
| 1972-02-01 | PENAS, lsf Royal Air Lao · XW-PEH | Douglas DC-6 | Indonesia | 6 |
| 1967-02-20 | SAHSA - Servicio Aéreo de Honduras SA 203 | Douglas DC-6 | Honduras | 4 |
| 1955-04-04 | United Airlines · N37512 | Douglas DC-6 | United States of America | 3 |
| 1979-10-31 | Fuerza Aérea Mexicana | Douglas DC-6 | Mexico | 3 |
| 1971-03-01 | Aviateca · TG-ABA | Douglas DC-6 | Guatemala | 0 |
| 1969-06-02 | Flughjalp · TF-AAE | Douglas DC-6 | Nigeria | 0 |
| 1970-08-25 | SAESA - Servicios Aéreos Especiales SA · XA-SAR | Douglas DC-6 | Mexico | 0 |
| 1967-06-29 | SAESA - Servicios Aéreos Especiales SA · XA-NAH | Douglas DC-6 | Mexico | 0 |
| 1966-06-30 | TAN Honduras - Transportes Aéreos Nacionales · HR-TNG | Douglas DC-6 | Honduras | 0 |
| 1958-06-10 | Aerolineas Argentinas · LV-ADV | Douglas DC-6 | Brazil | 0 |
| 1967-01-30 | Mexicana de Aviación · XA-LAU | Douglas DC-6 | Mexico | 0 |
| 1992-01-14 | Unknown · N75257 | Douglas DC-6 | Mexico | 0 |
| 1951-09-01 | Mexicana de Aviación · XA-JOR | Douglas DC-6 | Mexico | 0 |
| 1994-03-03 | J.C. Barravino Gammarra · CP-2251 | Douglas DC-6 | Peru | 0 |
| 1948-05-01 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines · PH-TKW | Douglas DC-6 | Netherlands | 0 |
| 1951-12-23 | Linee Aeree Italiane - LAI · I-LUCK | Douglas DC-6 | Italy | 0 |
| 1967-01-24 | Saturn Airways · N74841 | Douglas DC-6 | United States of America | 0 |
| 1969-08-20 | Mexicana de Aviación · XA-MOO | Douglas DC-6 | Mexico | 0 |
| 1981-09-01 | Unknown · N62242 | Douglas DC-6 | Colombia | 0 |
| 1965-10-17 | United Airlines · N37519 | Douglas DC-6 | United States of America | 0 |
| 1948-11-15 | Philippine Air Lines · PI-C291 | Douglas DC-6 | Micronesia | 0 |
| 1993-03-08 | Compañia Aérea Nacional - CAN · CP-1654 | Douglas DC-6 | Bolivia | 0 |
| 1993-03-08 | CAN Compañia Aerea Nacional · CP-1654 | Douglas DC-6 | Bolivia | 0 |