Aircraft type

Douglas R6 accidents and incidents

Occurrences involving a Douglas R6, with variants merged.

3 records from 1955 to 1960, 3 of them fatal. Most often in Brazil.

Occurrences33 accidents · 0 incidents · 1 mapped

Fatal occurrences3Fatality total known for 3 of 3

Reported fatalities186Plus 0 serious injuries reported

Years1955–196022 Mar 1955 – 25 Feb 1960

By year

Douglas R6: occurrences by year
Year	Occurrences	Fatal occurrences	Fatalities
1955	1 occurrences in 1955, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1955 (1).	1	66
1956	1 occurrences in 1956, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1955 (1).	1	59
1960	1 occurrences in 1960, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1955 (1).	1	61

Douglas R6: countries
Country	Occurrences	Share	Fatal occurrences	Fatalities
Brazil	Brazil: 1 occurrences, 33.3% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.	33.3%	1	61
United Kingdom	United Kingdom: 1 occurrences, 33.3% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Brazil, 1).	33.3%	1	59
United States	United States: 1 occurrences, 33.3% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Brazil, 1).	33.3%	1	66

Douglas R6: deadliest occurrences
Occurrence	Date	Total fatalities	Location	Aircraft
1955 Hawaii R6D-1 crash	22 Mar 1955	66	Pali Kea Peak, Waianae Range, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, United States	1
1960 Rio de Janeiro mid-air collision	25 Feb 1960	61	Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	2
1956 Atlantic R6D-1 disappearance	10 Oct 1956	59	Atlantic Ocean, 590 km (368.8 miles) southwest of Land's End, United Kingdom	1

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1960 Rio de Janeiro mid-air collision
25 Feb 1960 · Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · 61 fatal · not on the map
1956 Atlantic R6D-1 disappearance
10 Oct 1956 · Atlantic Ocean, 590 km (368.8 miles) southwest of Land's End, United Kingdom · 59 fatal · not on the map
1955 Hawaii R6D-1 crash
22 Mar 1955 · Pali Kea Peak, Waianae Range, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, United States · 66 fatal
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