Douglas DC-6 crash, Aug 29, 1956 (15 killed), Cold Bay Al...
Douglas DC-6 accident on August 29, 1956 near Cold Bay Alaska, United States with 15 fatalities. Cause: The flaps were fully raised at low altitude...
- Date: August 29, 1956
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-6
- Location: Cold Bay Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 15
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The flaps were fully raised at low altitude while the aircraft was circling to land.
A Canadian Pacific Air Lines DC-6B on flight 307 from Vancouver to Hong Kong crashed while circling to land at Cold Bay, Alaska, on 29 August 1956. Fifteen of the 22 people on board were killed and the rest survived.