| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | September 29, 1959 |
| Time: | 2309 |
| Location: | Buffalo, Texas |
| Operator: | Braniff Airlines |
| Flight #: | 542 |
| Route: | Houston - Dallas |
| AC Type: | Lockheed 188A Electra |
| Registration: | N9705C |
| cn / ln: | 1090 |
| Aboard: | 34 (passengers:28 crew:6) |
| Fatalities: | 34 (passengers:28 crew:6) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | In-flight separation of the left wing resulted in the aircraft crashing 3 miles southeast of Buffalo, Texas. A design flaw caused an oscillation known as mode to transfer propeller wobble to the outboard nacelles which induced flutter in the wing which led to the separation of the wing. One of two accidents with the same cause. See 3/17/1960. |
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