United Air Lines Flight 610
A United Air Lines Douglas DC-6 similar to the one involved | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | June 30, 1951 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
| Site | Crystal Mountain west of Fort Collins, Colorado, United States |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Douglas DC-6 |
| Aircraft name | Mainliner Overland Trail |
| Operator | United Air Lines |
| Call sign | UNITED 610 |
| Registration | N37543 |
| Occupants | 50 |
| Passengers | 45 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 50 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On June 30, 1951, United Air Lines Flight 610, a US transcontinental San Francisco–Oakland–Salt Lake City–Denver–Chicago service flown by the Douglas DC-6 aircraft Mainliner Overland Trail (registration N37543) crashed in Larimer County, northwest of Denver. All 50 on board (45 passengers and 5 crew) were killed.