# NTSB DCA67A0001: British AC, N1553, Falls City, NE, August 6, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1966
- Place: Falls City, NE · FALLS CITY, NE
- Location: 40.0622° N, 95.5990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Falls City, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0622&lon=-95.5990&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 42 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 24, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122333
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA67A0001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA67A0001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0008   66/8/6  NR.FALLS CITY,NEBR    BRITISH AC          CR-  4  0  0  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME -                         N1553               PX- 38  0  0                            47, 20767 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            549 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - BRANIFF AIRWAYS,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-OPERATED ACFT IN AREA OF AVOIDABLE WX HAZARD
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: OTHER
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SQUALL LINE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER CONSIDERABLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  2000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- FIN,RT TAILPLANE AND RT WING FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1553](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1553-1970-06-19), registration cancelled 1970-06-19, S/N 070 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRITISH AC
- Registry model: [British BAC 1-11 203/AE](https://openairdocs.org/model/british-bac-1-11-203-ae) (registry code 1480208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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