Date: 24 August 1951
Airline: United Airlines
Flight No.: 615
Aircraft: Douglas DC-6B
Location: Decoto, California, USA
Fatalities: 50:50
Photographer: Unknown
The aircraft crashed on approach to Oakland after the Captain attempted to land
using visual references in foggy, misty conditions. The flight had been cleared for
an instrument approach, but neither low-frequency receiver in the cockpit had been
tuned to the appropriate beacon.
