Aviation Crash Map

British Ac 1-11 N1545

18 February 1972 · Wichita, Kansas, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 18 February 1972 at about 13:25 local time, a British Ac 1-11 registered N1545, operated by Braniff Airways, Inc., was involved in an incident during in flight near Wichita, Kansas, United States. 24 people were on board and 11 had minor injuries. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 13:25
Classification
Incident
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
British Ac 1-11
Registration
N1545
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
2
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
Chicago, Ill → S
Aircraft damage
None
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
4-0003

People

11 people had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
24 0 0 11 13

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

HRZNTL STAB ACTUATORS OUT OF PHASE.ACFT PORPOISED, PITCHED UP ATR NR2 BOOST.SYST DISENGAGD.11 MINOR

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other British Ac 1 accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
15 Aug 1973 British Ac 1-11
N136J
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
no coordinates
U.s. Air Serious injuries -
5 Apr 1971 British Ac 1-11
N5025
Flushing, New York, United States
no coordinates
American Airlines, Inc. No injuries -
20 Dec 1970 British Ac 1-11
N1542
Okla.city, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
Braniff Airways, Inc. No injuries -
18 Jul 1970 British Ac 1-11
N734EB
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
ET Barwick IND No injuries -
26 Feb 1970 British Ac 1-11
N5025
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
American Airlines, Inc. Serious injuries -
19 Jan 1974 British Ac 1-11
TI-LRI
Miami, Florida, United States
no coordinates
Other-Foreign Flag Carrier Serious injuries -

All 20 records for this type

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no coordinates
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no coordinates
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no coordinates
Eastern Air Lines, Inc. No injuries -
1 Jul 1972 Cessna 172K
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no coordinates
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3 Oct 1972 Piper PA-22
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no coordinates
Oxford Flying Minor injuries -
6 Aug 1972 Amer Avco AA1A
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no coordinates
- No injuries -

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