 N1553 pictured at Dallas Love Field in July 1966, several weeks prior to the accident | |
| accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | August 6, 1966 |
| Summary | In-flight structural failure |
| Site | Richardson County, near Falls City, Nebraska, U.S. 40°10′29.80″N 95°32′20.30″W / 40.1749444°N 95.5389722°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | BAC 1-11-203AE |
| Operator | Braniff Airways |
| Registration | N1553 |
| Flight origin | New Orleans International Airport |
| 1st stopover | Shreveport Regional Airport |
| 2nd stopover | Fort Smith Regional Airport |
| 3rd stopover | Tulsa International Airport |
| 4th stopover | Kansas City Municipal Airport |
| 5th stopover | Omaha Eppley Airfield |
| Destination | Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport |
| Passengers | 38 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 42 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Location in the United States
Braniff International Airways Flight 250 crashed near Falls City, Nebraska, on August 6, 1966, en route to Omaha from Kansas City, Missouri.[1][2] Thirty-eight passengers and four crew members were killed in the crash, which occurred in a farm field late on a Saturday night.[3][4][5] In-flight structural failure due to extreme turbulence in an avoidable weather hazard was cited as the cause.[6][7]
- ^ "Flaming jet crashes killing all 42 aboard". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. August 8, 1966. p. 1.
- ^ Schock, Bill (August 19, 1966). "Back to normal after hectic days". Falls City Journal. (Nebraska). (reprinted August 8, 2016). Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ^ Salter, Peter (August 1, 2016). "Fire in the sky: 50 years ago, a jetliner carrying 42 people fell out of a stormy sky near Falls City". Lincoln Journal Star. (Nebraska). Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ^ "Plane crash kills 42". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. August 8, 1966. p. 1, part 1.
- ^ "Clues sought in Nebraska crash". Milwaukee Journal. wire services. August 8, 1966. p. 2, part 1.
- ^ "Aircraft Accident Report: Braniff Airways, Inc., BAC 1-11, N1553, Near Falls City, Nebraska, August 6, 1966" (PDF). National Transportation Safety Board. April 18, 1968. Retrieved April 8, 2014 – via Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Library.
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident BAC One-Eleven 203AE N1553 Falls City, NE". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2020-07-26.