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5 Investigation and Hearing f
The ClVll Aeronautics Board was notified of this aCCident at 0605 November 24, 1959. An investigation was immediately initiated in accordance wlth the proszSions of Title VII of the Federal AViation Act of 1958. A pub— lic hearlng was ordered by the Board and held in the Shoreland Hotel, Chicago Illinois, on January 5 and e, 1960. ’
Flight Personnel
Captain Claude 1Wilbert Helwig, age 40, was employed by Trans World Airlines on September 24, 1945, as a student first officer. On December 2, 1945, he was promoted to first officer and on September 24, 1954, promoted to captain. He held a valid FAA airline transport pilot certificate with rating in the Martin 202/404, Lockheed Constellation, and Douglas DC—4 aircraft. He held a Single and multlengine land rating and commerchal priVileges. Captain Helwig had a total of 12,467 hours, and 1,670 in the Constellation. His latest Class I phySical exam— mation was completed on June 18, 1959. His last proficiency checkout was in a Constellation 049 on October 16. 1959, and his last line check was in the same type aircraft on December 17, 1958. The date of his last reView of emergency equipment was June 24, 1959. Captain Helwig had been checked out in the 1049C model of the Constellation Since July 3, 1956.
First Officer Delmas Earl Hatters, age 36, was employed by Trans World Air- 11nes as a student first officer on October 27, 1952; he was promoted to first gofficer on January 19, 1953; and on December 31, 1958, was promoted to reserve captain. He held a valid airline transport pilot certificate with ratings in the Lockheed Constellation aircraft and had commerCial, single—engine land and sea, and multiengine sea priVileges. Mr. Wetters had a total of 6,285 hours of flying, of which 3,919 hours were in the Constellation equipment. His last pro- ficiency check was accomplished on October 9, 1959, in a flight Simulator, model 164%. His last line check was accomplished on a Constellation, model 02,9, on lay 25, 1959. Mr. Natters' last Class I physical examination was completed on M.ay 18, 1959. The date of his last emergency equipment reView was October 9, 1959, and he had been checked out in the 10498 model of the Constellation Since August 18, 1955.
Flight Engineer Aericn Lyman Ange, Jr., age 35, was first employed by 'T'rans World Airlines as a student flight engineer on May 4, 1953, and was checked out as flight engineer on September 10, 1953. He held a valid airframe and power— Flant rating of an aircraft mechanic certificate; a flight engineer certificate; a Pilot certificate, and airframe and powerplant ground instructor certificate He had 5,100 hours flying time in the Constellation as flight engineer His last ProfiCiency check was given on July 10, 1959; his last checkout in the 104290 model of the Constellation was on June 11,, 1955; and the date of his last reuse: of Emergency equipment was May 22, 1959.
The Carrier
Trans Idorld Airlines, Inc , is a Delaware corporation with principal offices {m Kansas City, Missouri This corporation holds a. current certificate of public
