Braniff International Airways Flight 352

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Braniff International Airways Flight 352 was a scheduled domestic flight from William P. Hobby Airport in Houston, Texas, United States, to Dallas Love Field in Dallas. On May 3, 1968, a Lockheed L-188 Electra flying on the route, registration N9707C, disintegrated in midair and crashed near Dawson, Texas, after flying into a severe thunderstorm. It was carrying five crew and 80 passengers, all of whom were killed, including Texas state representative Joseph Lockridge. An investigation revealed the cause to be the captain's decision to penetrate an area of heavy weather and the crew's subsequent steep 180-degree turn to escape the conditions, which caused structural overstress and failure of the airframe.

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