# NTSB NYC66I0049: Douglas DC-6, N90748, Boston, MA, October 17, 1965

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1965
- Place: Boston, MA · BOSTON, MA
- Location: 42.3584° N, 71.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3584&lon=-71.0598&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 10 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 28, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175435
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66I0049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66I0049

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0028  65/10/17   BOSTON MASS         DOUGLAS DC-6        CR-  0  0  5  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1859                    N90748              PX-  0  0  5                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOGAN INTERNATION
        OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N90748](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90748-1965-12-30), registration cancelled 1965-12-30, S/N 43053 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-6
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-6) (registry code 3021702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Logan Internation

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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