Braniff International Airways Flight 352 information
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1968 aviation accident
Braniff International Airways Flight 352
N9707C, the Lockheed L-188 Electra involved in the accident
Accident
Date
May 3, 1968
Summary
Flight into thunderstorm leading to in-flight breakup
Site
Navarro County, near Dawson, Texas 31°53′55″N96°41′50″W / 31.89861°N 96.69722°W / 31.89861; -96.69722
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Lockheed L-188A Electra
Operator
Braniff International Airways
Registration
N9707C
Flight origin
William P. Hobby Airport, Houston, Texas
Destination
Dallas Love Field, Dallas, Texas
Occupants
85
Passengers
80
Crew
5
Fatalities
85
Survivors
0
Braniff International Airways Flight 352 was a scheduled domestic flight from William P. Hobby Airport in Houston, Texas, United States, to Dallas Love Field in Dallas; on May 3, 1968, a Lockheed L-188A Electra flying on the route, registration N9707C, broke up in midair and crashed near Dawson, Texas, after flying into a severe thunderstorm. It was carrying five crew and 80 passengers; there were no survivors. Among those killed was Texas state representative Joseph Lockridge, the first black man to represent Dallas County in the Texas Legislature. Investigation revealed that the accident was caused by the captain's decision to penetrate an area of heavy weather followed by a structural over-stress and failure of the airframe while attempting recovery from loss of control during a steep 180-degree turn executed in an attempt to escape the weather.[1]
^Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 2006-10-14.
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