Douglas DC-6 crash, Jan 6, 1960 (34 killed), Bolivia Nort...
Douglas DC-6 accident on January 6, 1960 near Bolivia North Carolina, United States with 34 fatalities. Cause: Detonation of dynamite within the...
- Date: January 6, 1960
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-6
- Location: Bolivia North Carolina, United States
- Fatalities: 34
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Detonation of dynamite within the passenger cabin, as determined by the Civil Aeronautics Board
National Airlines Flight 2511, a Douglas DC 6B on a New York to Miami service, was destroyed after a dynamite charge exploded in the passenger cabin shortly after a routine radio report over Carolina Beach. The aircraft suffered in flight disintegration and crashed near Bolivia, North Carolina, and the Civil Aeronautics Board's probable cause was detonation of dynamite within the passenger cabin.