Plane Crash List

Braniff Airways, Inc. accidents

The NTSB database holds 45 accidents and incidents involving Braniff Airways, Inc., recorded between 1963 to 1981. 4 of them were fatal (9%), and 129 people died.

The deadliest year was 1968, with 85 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is in flight (20 records).

The aircraft types that appear most often are Boeing 727, Douglas DC-8 and Boeing B-720.

Most of these records are from United States, Central America and South America.

45 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

45
Records
4
Fatal
129
Deaths
9%
Share fatal
1963 to 1981
Period
Show these on the map 0 of 45 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 17
1970s 24
1980s 4

All 45 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
3 May 1968 Lockheed L-188
N9707C
Dawson, Texas, United States
no coordinates
Braniff Airways, Inc. Fatal 85
6 Aug 1966 British Ac
N1553
Falls City, Nebraska, United States
no coordinates
Braniff Airways, Inc. Fatal 42
14 Mar 1979 Boeing 747
N601BN
Dallas, Texas, United States
no coordinates
Braniff Airways, Inc. Fatal 1
25 Feb 1966 British Ac 1-11
N1547
Chicago Ill, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
Braniff Airways, Inc. Fatal 1
3 Jun 1981 Boeing B-727
N401BN
Dallas, Texas, United States
no coordinates
Braniff Airways, Inc. No injuries -
14 Jan 1981 Boeing 727
N439BN
Seattle, Washington, United States
no coordinates
Braniff Airways, Inc. No injuries -
11 Nov 1980 Boeing 727
N462B
Newark, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
Braniff Airways, Inc. Serious injuries -
15 Jan 1980 Boeing 727
N458DA
Miami, Florida, United States
no coordinates
Braniff Airways, Inc. No injuries -
14 Oct 1979 Douglas DC-8
N1809E
Panama Cty, Central America
no coordinates
Braniff Airways, Inc. Minor injuries -
1 Oct 1979 Boeing 727
N465
Ft.worth, Texas, United States
no coordinates
Braniff Airways, Inc. Serious injuries -
21 Jun 1979 Boeing 727
N422BN
Denver, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
Braniff Airways, Inc. No injuries -
27 May 1979 Douglas DC-8
N814BN
Bogota, South America
no coordinates
Braniff Airways, Inc. Serious injuries -
7 Aug 1977 Douglas DC-8
N812BN
Varadero, Other-Foreign Countries
no coordinates
Braniff Airways, Inc. Serious injuries -
13 Jul 1977 Boeing 727
N9278
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
no coordinates
Braniff Airways, Inc. No injuries -
10 May 1977 Douglas DC-8
N810BN
Miami, Florida, United States
no coordinates
Braniff Airways, Inc. No injuries -
11 Feb 1977 Boeing 727
N7286
Waco, Texas, United States
no coordinates
Braniff Airways, Inc. Serious injuries -
4 Mar 1976 Boeing 727
N7296BA
Flushing, New York, United States
no coordinates
Braniff Airways, Inc. No injuries -
20 Jan 1976 Boeing 727
N7282
Addison, Texas, United States
no coordinates
Braniff Airways, Inc. Minor injuries -
22 Dec 1975 Douglas DC-8
N812BN
Jamaica, New York, United States
no coordinates
Braniff Airways, Inc. No injuries -
5 Dec 1974 Douglas DC-8
N1803
Bogota, South America
no coordinates
Braniff Airways, Inc. Serious injuries -
14 Aug 1973 Boeing 727
N7279
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
no coordinates
Braniff Airways, Inc. No injuries -
8 Aug 1973 Boeing 727
N1728T
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
no coordinates
Braniff Airways, Inc. No injuries -
1 Nov 1972 Douglas DC-8
N801E
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
Braniff Airways, Inc. No injuries -
30 Jul 1972 Boeing 707
N105BN
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
no coordinates
Braniff Airways, Inc. No injuries -
7 May 1972 Douglas DC-8
N1807
Santiago, South America
no coordinates
Braniff Airways, Inc. Serious injuries -
18 Feb 1972 British Ac 1-11
N1545
Wichita, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
Braniff Airways, Inc. Minor injuries -
20 Dec 1970 British Ac 1-11
N1542
Okla.city, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
Braniff Airways, Inc. No injuries -
17 Nov 1970 Boeing 727
N7273
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
no coordinates
Braniff Airways, Inc. No injuries -
29 Sep 1970 Boeing 720
N7080
Dallas, Texas, United States
no coordinates
Braniff Airways, Inc. No injuries -
18 Sep 1970 Boeing 707
N7099
No.pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes
no coordinates
Braniff Airways, Inc. Serious injuries -
18 Mar 1970 Douglas DC-8
N1803
Guayaquil, Central America
no coordinates
Braniff Airways, Inc. Serious injuries -
9 May 1969 Boeing 727
N7279
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
no coordinates
Braniff Airways, Inc. No injuries -
5 Aug 1968 Douglas DC-8
N1804
No.atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat.
no coordinates
Braniff Airways, Inc. No injuries -
23 Apr 1968 Douglas DC-8
N1804
Quito, South America
no coordinates
Braniff Airways, Inc. Minor injuries -
23 Jul 1967 Convair 340
N3427
Des Moines, Iowa, United States
no coordinates
Braniff Airways, Inc. No injuries -
21 Jul 1966 Lockheed L-188A
N9707C
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
no coordinates
Braniff Airways, Inc. No injuries -
13 Feb 1966 Boeing B-720
N7078
Dallas Texas, Texas, United States
no coordinates
Braniff Airways, Inc. No injuries -
7 Feb 1966 Boeing B-720
N7080
Little Rock Ark, Arkansas, United States
no coordinates
Braniff Airways, Inc. No injuries -
11 Sep 1965 Boeing B-720
N7078
Mexico City, Mexico
no coordinates
Braniff Airways, Inc. No injuries -
19 Aug 1965 British Ac 1-11
N1544
Corpus Christ Tex, Texas, United States
no coordinates
Braniff Airways, Inc. No injuries -
19 Mar 1965 Boeing B-720
N7077
Houston Tex, Texas, United States
no coordinates
Braniff Airways, Inc. No injuries -
29 Sep 1964 Douglas DC-6
N90885
New Orleans la, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
Braniff Airways, Inc. No injuries -
20 Sep 1964 Boeing 707 123B
N7504A
Palmdale Calif, California, United States
no coordinates
Braniff Airways, Inc. No injuries -
15 Aug 1963 Douglas DC-7C
N5906
Panama Cty, Central America
no coordinates
Braniff Airways, Inc. No injuries -
25 Mar 1963 Boeing 707
N7072
Panama Cty, Central America
no coordinates
Braniff Airways, Inc. Serious injuries -