Douglas DC-6 crash, Dec 26, 1958 (3 killed), Harare Harar...
Douglas DC-6 accident on December 26, 1958 near Harare Harare Province, Zimbabwe with 3 fatalities. Cause: Loss of airspeed and height due to a sudden...
- Date: December 26, 1958
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-6
- Location: Harare Harare Province, Zimbabwe
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of airspeed and height due to a sudden squall at the onset of a thunderstorm
The UAT DC 6B operating scheduled flight UT736 entered rain during takeoff from Salisbury. It climbed to about 50 feet, lost speed and height and sank back onto the ground, where fire broke out. Three of the 70 occupants were killed, and the official finding was a loss of airspeed in a squall.