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    Airframe Family: Douglas DC-6 / C-118/R6D Liftmaster
    Latest Model:DC-6A
    Construction Number:45058
    Last Civil Registration:N613SE
    Compressed ID:Douglas DC-6A cn 45058 cr N613SE
    Latest Owner or Location:Honolulu Airport Fire Department, HI

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    Dates

    Event

    1956

    Constructed as a DC-6A.

    Civil registration G-AOFY reserved but not taken up.
    For Airwork Ltd.

    9 March 1956

    To Slick Airways with new c/r N6814C.

    30 September 1958

    To Eagle Airways, UK with new c/r G-APON.
    Purchased from Slick.

    5 January 1961

    To Cunard Eagle Airways keeping c/r G-APON.

    15 January 1963

    Crashed.
    Summary: The damage to the airframe was substantial. The cargo flight departed Aden International Airport (ADE/ODAA), Yemen and was destined for Colombo-Katunayake International Airport (CMB/VCBI), Sri Lanka. The accident occurred at Colombo-Katunayake International Airport (CMB) (Sri Lanka) while landing. The airframe was repaired. Narrative: The aircraft was engaged on a non-scheduled flight, carrying freight from London to Adelaide, via Aden and Colombo. During the landing run at Colombo-Katunayake Airport, Sri Lanka, a violent nosewheel shimmy developed, and the nose gear collapsed...
    For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.

    October 1963

    To British Eagle International Airlines keeping c/r G-APON.

    9 June 1964

    To Zantop Air Transport with new c/r N6814C.

    9 June 1964

    Certificate of airworthiness for N613SE (DC-6A, 45058) issued.

    21 September 1966

    To Universal Airlines keeping c/r N6814C.

    1967

    To Boreas Corporation keeping c/r N6814C.

    January 1970

    To Span East Airlines with new c/r N613SE.

    August 1971

    To Quanama West Indies keeping c/r N613SE.

    1975

    Withdrawn from use.
    Stored at Miami International, Florida.

    December 1977

    To Petroleum Air Transport keeping c/r N613SE.

    11 July 1978

    To Falcon Leasing Co, Springfield, MO keeping c/r N613SE.

    October 1978

    Leased to DHL Island Airways.

    September 1979


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: By September 1979, the Hawaiian inter-island heavy prop freight operation had been taken over by DHL Island Airways. Their DC-6s and DC-3s are on the freight ramp previously used by Pacific American. DC-6A N613SE in the foreground

    January 1983

    To Honolulu Airport Fire Department, HI.

    Scrapped.

    1 January 2009

    Certificate of airworthiness for N613SE (DC-6A, 45058) issued.

    26 April 2013

    Civil registration, N613SE, cancelled.
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    Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom
    Eagles Archive
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
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