Braniff International Airways Flight 250 information
1966 aviation accident
Braniff International Airways Flight 250
N1553 pictured at Dallas Love Field in July 1966, several weeks prior to the accident
accident
Date
August 6, 1966
Summary
In-flight structural failure
Site
Richardson County, near Falls City, Nebraska, U.S. 40°10′29.80″N95°32′20.30″W / 40.1749444°N 95.5389722°W / 40.1749444; -95.5389722
Aircraft
Aircraft type
BAC 1-11-203AE
Operator
Braniff Airways
Registration
N1553
Flight origin
New Orleans International Airport
1st stopover
Shreveport Regional Airport
2nd stopover
Fort Smith Regional Airport
3rd stopover
Tulsa International Airport
4th stopover
Kansas City Municipal Airport
5th stopover
Omaha Eppley Airfield
Destination
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
Passengers
38
Crew
4
Fatalities
42
Survivors
0
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Location in the United States
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Location in Nebraska on a farm north of Falls City, and east of Verdon, Nebraska
Braniff International Airways Flight 250 crashed near Falls City, Nebraska, on August 6, 1966,[1] en route to Omaha from Kansas City, Missouri.[2][3] Thirty-eight passengers and four crew members were killed in the crash, which occurred in a farm field late on a Saturday night.[4][5][6] In-flight structural failure due to extreme turbulence in an avoidable weather hazard was cited as the cause.[7][8]
^Finlay, Mark (2022-08-06). "56 Years On: The Structural Failure That Downed Braniff Flight 250". Simple Flying. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
^"Flaming jet crashes killing all 42 aboard". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. August 8, 1966. p. 1.
^Schock, Bill (August 19, 1966). "Back to normal after hectic days". Falls City Journal. (Nebraska). (reprinted August 8, 2016). Retrieved April 24, 2021.
^Salter, Peter (August 1, 2016). "Fire in the sky: 50 years ago, a jetliner carrying 42 people fell out of a stormy sky near Falls City". Lincoln Journal Star. (Nebraska). Retrieved April 24, 2021.
^"Plane crash kills 42". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. August 8, 1966. p. 1, part 1.
^"Clues sought in Nebraska crash". Milwaukee Journal. wire services. August 8, 1966. p. 2, part 1.
^"Aircraft Accident Report: Braniff Airways, Inc., BAC 1-11, N1553, Near Falls City, Nebraska, August 6, 1966" (PDF). National Transportation Safety Board. April 18, 1968. Retrieved April 8, 2014 – via Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Library.
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