Narrative:
The aircraft suffered an engine fire on takeoff and crashed into a flood-control levee at the airport boundary, where it exploded and burned for several hours.
The DC-6 had been under repair for three days and was still leaking oil from one of the engines as it departed.
» El Siglo de Torreón 7 December 1978, p1
» El Siglo de Torreón 8 December 1978, p6+19
accident date: 06-12-1978
type: Douglas DC-6
registration: TP-0203
accident date: 06-12-1978
type: Douglas DC-6
registration: TP-0203
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 6 December 1978 |
| Time: | 17:25 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-6 |
| Operator: | Fuerza Aérea Mexicana |
| Registration: | TP-0203 |
| MSN: | 43129/106 |
| First flight: | 1948 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 0,8 km (0.5 mls) N of Omaha-Eppley Airfield, NE (OMA) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Omaha-Eppley Airfield, NE (OMA/KOMA), United States of America |
| San Antonio International Airport, TX (SAT/KSAT), United States of America |
The aircraft suffered an engine fire on takeoff and crashed into a flood-control levee at the airport boundary, where it exploded and burned for several hours.
The DC-6 had been under repair for three days and was still leaking oil from one of the engines as it departed.
Sources:
» Lakeland Ledger - Dec 7, 1978» El Siglo de Torreón 7 December 1978, p1
» El Siglo de Torreón 8 December 1978, p6+19
Photos
accident date: 06-12-1978
type: Douglas DC-6
registration: TP-0203
accident date: 06-12-1978
type: Douglas DC-6
registration: TP-0203
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Omaha-Eppley Airfield, NE to San Antonio International Airport, TX as the crow flies is 1320 km (825 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Omaha-Eppley Airfield, NE to San Antonio International Airport, TX as the crow flies is 1320 km (825 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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