SUPPLEMENTAL 12511;
Investlgatlon
The ClVll Aeronautlcs Board was notlfled of thls accldent on January 29, 1963, and an 1nvest1gat10n was 1mmed1ately 1n1t1ated under the prov131ons of TJtle VII of the Federal Av1atlon Act of 1958 as amended. A publlc hearlng was conducted at Kansas Clty, Mlssourl, March 13—14, 1963.
Air Carrler
Contlnental Alr Llnes Inc., is a Nevada corporatlon wlth headquarters at Los Angeles Internatlonal Alrport, Les Angeles, Callfornla.
The Company operates as a scheduled a1r carrler under a currently effectlve certlflcate of public convenlence and neces51ty issued by the ClVll Aeronautlcs Board, and an operatlng certlflcate lssued by the Federal Av1at10n Agency.
Fllght Personnel
Captain Joseph w. Smlth, age 47, held current alrllne tran3port ratlng No. 40606. He was quallfled 1n DC—3, Martln 202/404, Convalr 240/340/440, and Vlscount 812 He possessed a current flrst—class medlcal certlflcate wlth no walvers or llm1tat10ns. He had a total of 18,611 hears of flylng tlme wlth 3,409 hours 1n the Vlscount. Hls last prof1c1ency check was glven on October 5, 1962, and his last llne check on the date of this acoldent
Flrst Offlcer Sherl C. George, age 36, held a current alrllne transport ratlng No. 694251. He was quallfled as a Captaln 1n DC—3 alrcraft and as a copllot 1n DC—3 and Vlscount aircraft. He was lesued a flrst—class medlcal certlflcate wlth no walver or 11m1tatlons on January 28, 1963 Mr. George had a total of 5,761 hourséwlth 2,648 1n Vlscounts. HlS last proflclency check was accompllshed October 5, l9 2.
Both the captaln and flrst OfflCeT had more than 24 hours rest before leav1ng Dallas, January 29, 1963.
The Aircraft
The alrcraft, a Vlckers—Armstrongs Vlscount Model 812 N242V, manufacturlng serial number 356 had a total of 12,860 hours flylng tlme. The last maJor 1nspectlon was accompllshed 3,317 hours before the acc1dent, and the last 11ne malntenance 58 hours before the crash
The Powerplants
The alrcraft was powered by four Rolls-Royce Dart 525 englnes wlth Rotol R/l79/Z-20-4/33 propellers. The englne total tlme and tlme s1nce overhaul (T80) were:
