I.
CONDUCT OF INVESTIGATION
An accident involving aircraft NC 17315 while operating in scheduled air carrier service between Los Angeles, California, and New York, New York, as Trip 6 of Transcontinental and Western Air, Inc., (hereinafter referred to as "TWA") occurred in the vicinity of Robertson, Missouri, on January 23, 1941, about 4:13 a.m. (CST). The accident resulted in the destruction of the airplane, fatal injuries to one passenger and one member of the crew, serious injuries to four passengers and one member of the crew, and minor injuries to six passengers and one member of the crew. The accident was reported to the Kansas City, Missouri, office of the Civil Aeronautics Board (hereinafter referred to as the "Board") about 4:45 a.m., January 23, by a representative of TWA.
Inspection and Preservation of Wreckage
Immediately after receiving this notification the Board initiated an investigation of the accident in accordance with the provisions of Section 702 (a) (2) of the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938 as amended. An accident investigator of the Board arrived at the Lambert-St. Louis Airport early on the morning of January 23, 1941, and immediately proceeded to the scene of the accident. In accordance with the instructions of the Board, the damaged airplane had been placed under guard and had not been disturbed except for the damage necessarily incurred in removing some of the passengers from the cabin. Additional investigators of the Board
