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- Code Number:
- TAFV14P07_11
- Title:
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N90750, Douglas DC-6, Shell Fuel Truck, tanker, R-2800
- CN: 43137
LN: 123 Engines: 4x R-2800 Built: 1948 Scrapped Accident report: Status: Final Date: Saturday 28/06/1952 Time: 06:56 Crew: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 Passengers: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 55 Total: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 60 Collision casualties: Fatalities: 2 Airplane damage: Minor Airplane fate: Repaired Location: Dallas, Texas (USA) Phase: Approach (APR) Nature: Domestic Scheduled Passenger Departure airport: San Francisco International Airport, California (SFO/KSFO), USA Destination airport: Dallas-Love Field, Texas (DAL/KDAL), USA Flight number: 910 Narrative: American Flight 910 took off from San Francisco (SFO) at 23:05 for a flight to Dallas. At 06:56 the following morning, (N3858K, cn 3558) departed Denton for Dallas-Love Field. At that time, Flight 910 had received clearance for a runway 13 approach. The First Officer was making the final approach down the ILS glidepath and localizer and was maintaining visual contact with the ground. During the approach the crew heard the tower give instructions to a light aircraft. At an altitude of 400 feet the First Officer sighted the genav plane as it came into view from under the fuselage of the descending DC-6, almost abeam of his side cockpit window and slightly lower. Both aircraft collided and the Swift fell in a left spin and crashed 4410 feet from the runway killing the two on board. The DC-6 landed safely.
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