Dawson is a town in Navarro County, in the U.S. state of Texas.

[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.8 sq mi (4.7 km2), of which 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2) are land and 0.56% is covered by water.

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.

About 34.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Investigation revealed that the accident was caused by the captain's decision to penetrate an area of heavy weather followed by a structural overstress and failure of the airframe while attempting recovery from loss of control during a steep 180° turn executed in an attempt to escape the weather.