What the records say
- When
- 10 Sep 1961
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 52.68° N, 8.94° W
- Description
- 1961 aircraft accident in Ireland
- Deaths
- 83
1961 President Airlines Douglas DC-6 crash
1961 aircraft accident in Ireland
The 1961 President Airlines Douglas DC-6 crash occurred on the night of September 10, 1961, when a President Airlines Douglas DC-6 named Theodore Roosevelt outbound from Shannon, Ireland crashed into the nearby River Shannon shortly after takeoff, killing all 83 people on board. To date, the crash remains the deadliest one in Irish territory.
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