# NTSB DCA68A0005: Lockheed L-188, N9707C, Dawson, TX, May 3, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1968
- Place: Dawson, TX · DAWSON, TX
- Location: 31.8946° N, 96.7147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dawson, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8946&lon=-96.7147&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 85 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111611
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA68A0005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA68A0005

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9707C-1970-06-26), registration cancelled 1970-06-26, S/N 1099 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED L-188
- Registry model: [Lockheed 188A](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-188a) (registry code 5262602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N9707C (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW67A0015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0015), Jul 21, 1966: Lockheed L-188A (N9707C), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage

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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