1961 President Airlines Douglas DC-6 crash
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The 1961 President Airlines Douglas DC-6 crash occurred on the night of September 10, 1961, when a President Airlines Douglas DC-6B named Theodore Roosevelt[1] outbound from Shannon, Ireland crashed into the nearby River Shannon shortly after takeoff, killing all 83 people on board. To date, the crash remains the deadliest one in Irish territory.
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Date | September 10, 1961 (1961-09-10) |
Summary | Possible pilot error due to instrument failure and bad weather, causing a loss of control |
Site | River Shannon, Ireland |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Douglas DC-6B |
Aircraft name | Theodore Roosevelt |
Operator | President Airlines |
Registration | N90773 |
Flight origin | Düsseldorf Airport, Düsseldorf, Germany |
Stopover | Shannon Airport, Shannon, County Clare, Ireland |
Last stopover | Gander International Airport, Gander, Newfoundland |
Destination | Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois, United States |
Occupants | 83 |
Passengers | 77 |
Crew | 6 |
Fatalities | 83 |
Survivors | 0 |
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