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III.
CONCLUSIONS
Findings
Upon all of the evidence available to the Board at this time, we find that the facts relating to the accident involving aircraft of United States registry NC 17320, which occurred at Dayton, Ohio on June 27, 1942, are as follows:
- The accident, which occurred at approximately 3:44 a.m. (EWT) on June 27, 1942 to TWA's Flight 3 of June 26, resulted in major damage to aircraft NC 17320 but in no injuries to any of the occupants.
- At the time of the accident TWA held a currently effective certificate of public convenience and necessity and an air carrier operating certificate authorizing it to conduct the flight.
- Captain Hortman and First Officer Connick were physically qualified and held proper certificates of competency to operate as air carrier pilots on a route between New York, New York and Los Angeles, California, via intermediate points.
- Aircraft NC 17320 was currently certificated as airworthy at the time of the accident.
- Flight 3 was cleared in accordance with proper procedure from New York, New York to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Dayton, Ohio.
- Flight 3 proceeded normally from New York, New York, to Dayton, Ohio.
- At the time of departure from Pittsburgh, and at the time of the accident, the gross weight of the airplane did not exceed the permissible gross weight and the aircraft was loaded properly with reference to the location of the center of gravity.
