ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 386984
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| Date: | Monday 16 October 1961 |
| Time: | 07:07 |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-188A Electra |
| Owner/operator: | Braniff International Airways |
| Registration: | N9707C |
| MSN: | 1099 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 49 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Carswell AFB, Fort Worth, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Dallas Love Field, TX |
| Oklahoma City, OK |
Emergency gear up landing at Carswell Air Force Base in Ft Worth, Texas. The aircraft had departed Dallas Love Field for Chicago, when the gear became jammed on departure from Love Field. The plane circled five hours over Dallas 1:45 a. m. - 7:10 a. m-. while the crew tried to get the landing gear down before starting the emergency landing. The fuselage was badly damaged when broken off propellor blades punctured it.
Sources:
https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1258615/m1/?q=Carswell%20braniff%20date%3A1961-1961
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 May 1968 | N9707C | Braniff International Airways | 85 | 1,6 km E of Dawson, TX | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 27-Apr-2024 16:46 | Cobar | Added |
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