# Accident 19950620049139A: Douglas DC-6B, Champaign, IL, June 20, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1995, 18:10 local time
- Place: Champaign, IL
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Location: 40.1141° N, 88.2746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Champaign, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1141&lon=-88.2746&mi=10
- Aircraft: N600UA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N600UA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-6B (registry code 3021712, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-6b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series (registry code 52026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950620049139A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-16) UNITED AIRLINES FLT. #19 ENROUTE FROM JFK AIRPORT, NEW YORK, TO SAN FRANCISCO, CA. FLIGHT WAS DEVIATING NORTH OFF COURSE AROUND THUNDERSTORMS. FLIGHT TURNED TO APPROXIMATE HEADING 250 DEG. BETWEEN TWO THUNDERSTORM CELLS APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES APART. UPON EMERGING FROM INSTRUMENT VISUAL CONDITIONS, FLIGHT CREW OBSERVED A BUILDING CELL VERY CLOSE AND DIRECTLY AHEAD. THIS CELL WAS NOT DISPLAYING ON WEATHER RADAR AS WERE THE OTHERS THEY WERE DEVIATING AROUND. ALTHOUGH THE SEAT BELT SIGN HAD BEEN TURNED ON AND AN ANNOUNCEMENT MADE APPROXIMATELY 8-10 MINS. BEFORE, AND ANOTHER QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT MADE FOR FLIGHT ATTENDANTS TO BE SEATED, THE FLIGHT ENTERED THE BUILDING THUNDERSTORM TOP APPROXIMATELY 3 SEC. AFTER IT WAS OBSERVED. FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE, APPROX. DURATION 10 SEC., WITH 800-900 FT. ALTITUDE LOSS. SITUATION ASSESSED, 2 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AND 1 PASSENGER INJURED, FLIGHT DIVERTED TO ST. LOUIS FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, LANDING AND DEPLANEMENT UNEVENTFUL. CREW ACTIONS APPROPRIATE - UNDETECTED METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N600UA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20110612012009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110612012009A), Jun 12, 2011: Douglas DC-6B (N600UA), Cold Bay, AK, Substantial damage. While approaching the pattern for runway 26 at cdb, pilot distracted the crew by pointing out the boat dock where their cargo was being prepared. Flaps were…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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