Douglas DC-6 crash, Sep 19, 1960 (80 killed), Agana-Anton...
Douglas DC-6 accident on September 19, 1960 near Agana-Antonio Borja Won Pat, Guam Island with 80 fatalities. Cause: Pilot failed to follow published...
- Date: September 19, 1960
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-6
- Location: Agana-Antonio Borja Won Pat, Guam Island
- Fatalities: 80
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Pilot failed to follow published departure procedures for runways 6L and 6R, turning right before reaching 1,000 ft, as determined by the Civil Aeronautics Board
World Airways Douglas DC6 N90779 operating Military Air Transport Flight 830 crashed and burned on Mt Barrigada about two nautical miles from the departure end of runway 6L at Agana Naval Air Station, Guam on 19 September 1960. Of the 94 aboard, 80 were killed and 14 survived.