Douglas DC-9 crash, Oct 1, 1966 (18 killed), Wemme Oregon
Douglas DC-9 accident on October 1, 1966 near Wemme Oregon, United States with 18 fatalities. Cause: Descent of the aircraft below its clearance limit...
- Date: October 1, 1966
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-9
- Location: Wemme Oregon, United States
- Fatalities: 18
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Descent of the aircraft below its clearance limit and below the surrounding obstructing terrain; the Board could not determine the cause of the descent
West Coast Airlines Flight 956, a new Douglas DC 9, descended below its clearance altitude while turning toward Portland and struck the wooded eastern slope of Salmon Mountain near Wemme, Oregon, on 1 October 1966. All 18 occupants were killed and the aircraft was destroyed by impact and fire. The NTSB could not determine why the descent occurred.