cause of the crash has not been conclusively established, but is generally believed to have been pilot error, possibly contributed to by an inaccurate map of the airport environs. March 15, 1963 Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano Flight 915 (a DC-6B, CP-707) struck Chachacomani Peak, Peru, killing all 39 passengers and crew on board. Probable cause for the accident was determined to be VFR flight below flight plan altitude in marginal weather conditions. May 3, 1963 An Air Afrique DC-6B (F-BIAO) struck Mount Cameroon due to pilot error, killing all 55 passengers and crew on board. October 2, 1964 A Union de Transports Aériens DC-6B (F-BHMS) struck Mount Alcazaba, Spain, killing all 80 passengers and crew on board; the cause was never determined. February 6, 1965 LAN Chile Flight 107 flew into the side of a mountain near the San José Volcano in Chile. All 87 passengers and crew on board died in the crash. April 23, 1965 Aaxico Airlines Flight 1422A (a DC-6A, N6541C) struck Mount Rainier due to spatial disorientation, killing the five crew. July 8, 1965 Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 21 suffered an explosion in flight and crashed in a forest in British Columbia, killing all 52 on board. February 18, 1966 A Belgian International Air Services DC-6B (OO-ABG) crashed while on approach to Malpensa Airport, Italy due to pilot error, killing all four passengers and crew on board. March 10, 1966 A Trans Mediterranean Airways DC-6A (OD-AEL) struck Parnon massif, Greece, killing the five crew (ru). January 31, 1967 A Saturn Airways DC-6A (N640NA) crashed while on approach to Kelly AFB, Texas, killing the three crew; the cause was never determined. February 20, 1967 Sahsa Flight 203, had an accident at Toncontin International Airport because of a reverse system failure, in the forced braking, both back tires caught on fire, the DC-6 overran the runway and caught on fire, killing four passengers. March 9, 1968 French Air Force DC-6B 43748 struck a hill near Saint Denis, Reunion due to crew error, killing 16 of 17 on board. September 13, 1969 An Ethiopian Airlines aircraft on a scheduled flight from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Djibouti-Ambouli Airport was hijacked by three Eritreans belonging to the Eritrean Liberation Front and forced to fly to Aden International Airport. One hijacker was shot on board by an Ethiopian security official. The hijackers were arrested after landing in Aden. The one