Incident Overview
Date: Friday 24 February 1967
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-6B
Owner/operator: Northeast Airlines
Registration Number: N8224H
Location: Holmdel, NJ –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 14
Component Affected: The fuselage, specifically the forward section of the fuselage, and the forward section of the fuselage.The fuselage, specifically the forward section of the fuselage, and the forward section of the fuselage.
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
A DC-6 aircraft experienced an explosive decompression due to a damaged forward section of the fuselage, resulting in a section separating and impacting the no. 3 engine, causing propeller breakage and a safe emergency landing at New York.A DC-6 aircraft experienced an explosive decompression due to a damaged forward section of the fuselage, resulting in a section separating and impacting the no. 3 engine, causing propeller breakage and a safe emergency landing at New York.
Description
The DC-6 was en route from Philadelphia to Boston at FL150 when it suffered an explosive decompression due to the failure of the right hand forward section of the fuselage in the area of the crew/cargo compartment door. A 10 feet section of the fuselage separated and struck the no. 3 engine, causing the propeller to break off. A safe emergency landing was made at New York. PROBABLE CAUSE: Crack propagation by both stress and fatigue.
Primary Cause
Crack propagation by both stress and fatigue.Crack propagation by both stress and fatigue.Share on:
