| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | March 25, 1958 |
| Time: | 0006 |
| Location: | Miami, Florida |
| Operator: | Braniff Airlines |
| Flight #: | 971 |
| Route: | Dallas - Miami - Panama City - Rio de Janeiro |
| AC Type: | Douglas DC-7-C |
| Registration: | N5904 |
| cn / ln: | 45072/793 |
| Aboard: | 24 (passengers:19 crew:5) |
| Fatalities: | 9 (passengers:9 crew:0) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The plane crashed 2 minutes after takeoff while trying to return to the airport after reporting a fire in the No. 3 engine. The failure of the captain to maintain altitude during an emergency return to the airport due to his undue preoccupation with an engine fire following takeoff. |
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