- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | May 03, 1968 |
Time: | 1548 |
Location: | Near Dawson, Texas |
Operator: | Braniff Airlines |
Flight #: | 352 |
Route: | Houston - Dallas-Fort Worth |
AC Type: | Lockheed L188A Electra |
Registration: | N9707C |
cn / ln: | 1099 |
Aboard: | 85 (passengers:80 crew:5) |
Fatalities: | 85 (passengers:80 crew:5) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | On a flight from Houston to Dallas the airliner flew into thunderstorms. While attempting to turn around by making a right hand turn, winds lifted the port wing, forcing the starboard wing down past 90 degrees. A stall resulted from this unusual attitude, pitching the nose down. During the recovery maneuver, the starboard wing was over-stressed, separating from the aircraft followed by the the tail and engines. The aircraft crashed into a field. Pilot's decision to penetrate a line of thunderstorms and severe weather. Visual perception of the pilot may have been reduced by a near lightning strike. |
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