SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
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Investigatlon
The 01v11 Aeronautlcs Board was notlfled of thls acoldent at 1250 on October 1h, 1963. Investlgators were 1mmed1ately dlspatched to the scene, and an 1nvest1gatlon was conducted 1n accordance w1th prowlslons of Tltle VII of the Federal Av1atlon Act of 1958, as amended. A publlc hearlng was held by the Board at the Unlted States M1851on to the Uhlted Natlons 1n New York Clty, January lh—lé, l96h.
Alr Carrier
New York Airways, Inc., 15 a scheduled a1r carrler 1ncorporated 1n the State of Delaware, operatlng under a currently valld certlflcate of publlc con- venlence and nece551ty lssued by the ClVll Aeronautlcs Board, and an a1r carrler operatlng certlflcate lssued by the Federal Av1ation Agency. Thelr principal offlce 15 located at Ia Guardla Alrport, New York.
The Crew
Captaln Frank LoTurco, age A2, possessed alrllne transport pllot certlflcate No. 32987h w1th ratlngs 1n the Sikorsky 5-55, 3—58, the vertol ab and, vertol 107 (VFR onLy); commer01al pr1v1leges, a1rplane Slngle and multlengine land, and 1n- strument. He had a total pllot tlme of 7,850:23 hours, w1th l,0h9:§l hours 1n the Vertol lOT—Ilg H15 last flight check was accompllshed on September 25, 1963, and hlS FAA medlcal certlflcate was dated September 18, 1963.
Flrst Officer Joseph G. Giambatlsta, age 37, held a1r11ne transport p110t certlflcate No. 1229306, wlth ratlngs for the Vertol hh, Vertol 107 (VFR only); commer01al prlvileges, alrplane Slngle englne land and sea, 1nstrument. He had accumulated a total p110t tlme of 5,717:h8 hours, w1th 853:1h hours 1n the Vertol 107—II. H15 last fllght check was accompllshed on September 25, 1963, and hls FAA medlcal certlflcate was dated July 29, 1963.
Flight Attendant Marla Fourquet completed her tralnlng 1n June 1962. Her last perlodlc check g1Ven by‘the company was on December 27, 1962.
Aircraft
N 6673B, a Boelng-Vertol 107—II, manufacturer's ser1a1 No. 3, owned and operated by New York Airways, Inc., P. 0. Box h26, La Guardla Alrport Statlon, Flushlng 71, New Ybrk, was manufactured 1n May 1962, and had a total accumulated fllght tlme of 1,86lzhl hours. The rotorcraft was powsred by two General Electrlc CTSB—llO-l englnes as follows-
Englne P081tlon §£N Time Slnce Overhaul Total Tlme 1 2802MB 133: 2? 1130: 55
2 280202 806:58 806:58
