# NTSB OAK68O0014: Douglas DC-6A, N90782, Internatl Waters (Gulf of Mexico), January 11, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 11, 1968
- Place: Internatl Waters (Gulf of Mexico) · INTERNATL WATERS, GM
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112131
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68O0014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68O0014

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0052  68/1/11    INTERNATL WATERS    DOUGLAS DC-6A       CR-  0  1  6  NS/CTR REVENUE CARGO INTL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0650                    N90782              PX-  0  0  0                            39, 10800 TOTAL HOURS, 97
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - SOUTHERN AIR TRANSPORT,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  16000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- ACCDT LOCATION,133 MI NW OF RANGOON,BURMA. OFF DUTY CREW MEMBER THROWN FROM BUNK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N90782](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90782-2013-05-17), registration cancelled 2013-05-17, S/N 44917, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-6A
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-6a) (registry code 3021706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (registry code 52026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage

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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