ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 332221
| Date: | Tuesday 31 January 1967 |
| Time: | 03:20 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-6A |
| Owner/operator: | Saturn Airways |
| Registration: | N640NA |
| MSN: | 45475/973 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | San Antonio International Airport, TX (SAT) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | |
| San Antonio-Kelly AFB, TX (SKF/KSKF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Saturn DC-6 was operating on a cargo flight to Kelly AFB. The crew decided to divert to civilian international airport at San Antonio and commenced the approach. The airplane descended 1100 feet below the glide slope, flew through trees and collided with a cliff.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Undetermined."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB File 1-0064
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