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| Date: | 06 JAN 1960 |
| Time: | 02:38 EST |
| Type: | Douglas DC-6B |
| Operator: | National Airlines |
| Registration: | N8225H |
| C/n / msn: | 43742/300 |
| First flight: | 1952 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 29 / Occupants: 29 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 34 / Occupants: 34 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 2,4 km (1.5 mls) from Bolivia, NC (United States of America) |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | New York-Idlewild International Airport, NY (IDL), United States of America |
| Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | 2511 |
The DC-6 was one of two aircraft substituted for a Boeing 707 which had incurred mechanical difficulty. En route to Miami the aircraft disintegrated in flight. Portions of the wreckage fell near Kura Beach and the major wreckage fell about 13 miles West of Kura Beach. It appeared that a dynamite explosion had occurred which was detonated by means of dry cell batteries. The explosion occurred near the right of seat row 7.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The accident was caused by the detonation of dynamite within the passenger cabin." Sources:
» ICAO Circular 64-AN/58 (96-99)
Sample newspaper article from Newspaperarchive.com
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
