| Date: | Thursday 28 August 1958 |
| Time: | 03:29 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-6B |
| Owner/operator: | Northwest Orient Airlines |
| Registration: | N575 |
| MSN: | 45200/780 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 62 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, MN (MSP/KMSP) |
| Portland International Airport, OR (PDX/KPDX) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft crashed on takeoff. Fire broke out following the evacuation of the plane.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's inattention to flight instruments during takeoff in conditions of reduced visibility."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
ICAO Accident Digest, Circular 59-AN/54 (196-199)
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