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| Date: | Wednesday 23 December 1936 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed 10A Electra |
| Owner/operator: | Braniff Airways |
| Registration: | NC14905 |
| MSN: | 1018 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Dallas, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Dallas/Love Field Airport, TX |
| Dallas/Love Field Airport, TX | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed on post maintenance flight. Three top officials and three mechanical experts of Braniff Airways. Forced to turn aside while attempting to land because of two other planes and fell into right spin when trying to gain altitude. The right engine quit when "the trottle was opened".
Sources:
World Directory of Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
Healdsburg Tribune 24 December 1936, p2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-Apr-2010 12:30 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Apr-2010 02:16 | TB | Updated [Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Feb-2011 15:12 | TB | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Feb-2018 22:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Jul-2018 17:51 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Jul-2018 20:54 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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