Lockheed L-188A N9707C
21 July 1966 · Fort Worth, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 July 1966 at about 00:25 local time, a Lockheed L-188A registered N9707C, operated by Braniff Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Fort Worth, Texas, United States. 38 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Worth, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Carswell Afb
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lockheed L-188A
- Registration
- N9707C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Braniff Airways, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0070
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
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
LEFT MAIN GEAR DOOR ACTUATING PISTON FAILED.ACFTLANDED ON NOSE GEAR AND RT MAIN GEAR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Aug 1966 | Lockheed L-188A | San Diego Calif, California, United States | Western Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1964 | Lockheed L-188A | Tulsa Okla, Oklahoma, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1990 | Lockheed L-188A | Caribbean Sea | TPI International Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2003 | Lockheed L-188A | Cranbrook, Canada | Air Spray Inc | Fatal | 2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Cessna 182 | Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |