- Date
- May 3, 1968
- Place
- Dawson, TX · DAWSON, TX
- Injuries
- 85 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9707CLockheed L-188
- Status
- Completed · report August 28, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111611
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0003 68/5/3 DAWSON,TEX LOCKHEED L-188 CR- 5 0 0 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1548 N9707C PX- 80 0 0 46, 10890 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1380 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. OPERATOR - BRANIFF AIRWAYS,INC. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT AIRFRAME - WINGS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT WEATHER BRIEFING - SELF-HELP,PILOT CHECKED WEATHER DATA WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED HAIL, RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- DURG ATTMPTD RECOVERY FROM UNUSUAL ATTITUDE INDUCED BY TSTM TURB,R WING FAILED IN OVERLOAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9707C
- Reported as
- Lockheed L-188
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
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