British Ac N1553
6 August 1966 · Falls City, Nebraska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 6 August 1966, a British Ac registered N1553, operated by Braniff Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Falls City, Nebraska, United States. 42 people were on board and 42 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Falls City, Nebraska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- British Ac
- Registration
- N1553
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Braniff Airways, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Moonlight-Bright)
- NTSB number
- 1-0008
People
42 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FIN, RT TAILPLANE AND RT WING FAILED. PILOT-OPERATED ACFT IN AREA OF AVOIDABLE WX HAZARD
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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