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    Airframe Family: Douglas DC-6 / C-118/R6D Liftmaster
    Latest Model:DC-6B
    Last Military Serial:HC-AVI FAE
    Construction Number:45063
    Last Civil Registration:CC-CCG
    Compressed ID:Douglas DC-6B sn HC-AVI FAE cn 4506...
    Latest Owner or Location:Parque Carolina, Hacienda Batan Grande, Quito, Pichincha

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    Dates

    Event

    1956

    Constructed as a DC-6B.

    27 April 1956

    To Western Air Lines with new c/r N91311.

    5 May 1958

    To Braniff Airways Inc, Dallas, TX keeping c/r N91311.

    By 6 February 1965

    To LAN Chile with new c/r CC-CCG (Douglas DC-6B, 45513/1004).

    6 February 1965

    Crashed.
    Summary: The airframe was destroyed. There were 87 fatalities. There were 17,085 hours on the airframe at the time. The international scheduled passenger flight departed Santiago-Los Cerrillos Airport (ULC/SCTI), Chile and was destined for Buenos Aires/Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini Airport, BA (EZE/SAEZ), Argentina. The accident occurred at near San Jose Volcano (Chile) while en route. Narrative: Struck a mountain at FL120 in the Las Melosas area of the Andes. PROBABLE CAUSE: The pilot failed to adopt the correct procedure for climbing out of Santiago...
    For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.

    5 October 1965

    Civil registration, N91311, cancelled.
    Exported to Chile.

    7 October 1965

    Civil registration, N91311, cancelled.
    Exported to Chile.

    1971

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana with s/n 45063.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana with s/n HC-AVI.

    1978

    Withdrawn from use.
    And stored at Quito.

    Based at Parque Carolina, Hacienda Batan Grande, Quito, Pichincha.
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    19 March 2014


    Photographer: Andy Vass Aviation
    Notes: Douglas DC-6B (c/n 45063), displayed in Parque La Carolina

    27 August 2019


    Photographer: Rolf Wallner

    27 August 2019


    Photographer: Rolf Wallner

    27 August 2019


    Photographer: Rolf Wallner
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