# NTSB UNK65X0111: Douglas DC-6A, N6579C, San Bernadino, CA, October 2, 1964

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1964
- Place: San Bernadino, CA · SAN BERNADINO, CA
- Location: 34.1083° N, 117.2898° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Bernardino, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1083&lon=-117.2898&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180583
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0111
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0111

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0076   64/10/2 NR.SAN BERNADINO,CAL  DOUGLAS DC-6A       CR-  0  0  3  MILITARY CTR CARGO DOM    AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2300                    N6579C              PX-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIR EXPORT & IMPORT CO.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           BIRD STRIKE                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6579C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6579C-1965-06-25), registration cancelled 1965-06-25, S/N 45480 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-6A
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-6a) (registry code 3021706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage

## Other investigations on N6579C (1)

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.

- [NTSB DCA65A0006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA65A0006), May 18, 1965: Douglas DC-6A (N6579C), Knob Noster, MO, destroyed

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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