# NTSB UNK78X0133: Douglas DC-6, N122A, Muscat, Mauritius, August 27, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 27, 1978
- Place: Muscat, Mauritius · MUSCAT, Oman
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139545
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK78X0133
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK78X0133

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0008  78/8/27  NR.MUSCAT,OMAN        DOUGLAS DC-6        CR-  4  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 2215                    N122A               PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N122A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N122A-2009-06-25), registration cancelled 2009-06-25, S/N 45327, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-6
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-6B](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-6b) (registry code 3021712) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney WMAJ series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-wmaj-series) (registry code 52027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780827041499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780827041499A), Aug 27, 1978: Doug C118A, Destroyed, 1 fatal

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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