Douglas DC-6 crash, Dec 6, 1978 (7 killed), Omaha-Eppley...
Douglas DC-6 accident on December 6, 1978 near Omaha-Eppley Nebraska, United States with 7 fatalities.
- Date: December 6, 1978
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-6
- Location: Omaha-Eppley Nebraska, United States
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
On 6 December 1978 a Mexican Air Force Douglas DC-6 (TP-203), which had been under maintenance in Omaha and was en route to Mexico, suffered an engine fire shortly after takeoff from Omaha-Eppley Airport, Nebraska. It stalled and crashed on a levee near the runway end and was destroyed by fire. All seven occupants were killed.