Boeing 747 N601BN
14 March 1979 · Dallas, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 14 March 1979 at about 03:16 local time, a Boeing 747 registered N601BN, operated by Braniff Airways, Inc., was involved in an incident during in flight near Dallas, Texas, United States. 339 people were on board and one died. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 03:16
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Dallas, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 747
- Registration
- N601BN
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Braniff Airways, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Intrastate Carrier
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Honolulu, Hi → D/Fw Airport, Tx
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 4-0004
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 339 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 338 |
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.
Other Boeing 747 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1979 | Boeing 747 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Flying Tiger Line, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1979 | Boeing 747 | Frankfort, Europe | Pan American World Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 1979 | Boeing 747 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Flying Tiger Line, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1979 | Boeing 747 | Agana, Other-U.s.territories&Posses. | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1979 | Boeing 747 | Jamaica, New York, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1979 | Boeing 747 | Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes | Pan American World Airlines | Fatal | 1 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |