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such position is reported. However, it appears that the flight at Kansas City was cleared by Kansas City Air Traffic Control on the presumption that the approaching Army flight was within its estimated arrival time, without any attempt to verify that fact.
| PROBABLE CAUSE: | Error of judgment of the Kansas City Air Traffic Control operator in clearing the TWA DC-3 to climb into the overcast, within the limits of a civil airway, when he had knowledge of the expected arrival, in the immediate vicinity, of the Army C-53. |
APPROVED:
/s/ L. Welch Pogue
/s/ L. Welch Pogue
/s/ Edward Warner
/s/ Edward Warner
/s/ Harllee Branch
/s/ Harllee Branch
/s/ Oswald Ryan
/s/ Oswald Ryan
Lee, Member of the Board, did not take part in the decision.
