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1.3 Damage to Aircraft
The aircraft was destroyed.
1.4 Other Damage
None
1.5 Crew Information
An examination of the company and FAA airman records of the flight personnel aboard UAL Flight 389 was conducted and the following summary of B-727 flight and ground school information on each crewmember prepared.
Captain Melville W. Towle held an airline transport certificate #308952 with type ratings in the Douglas DC-3, DC-4, Vickers Viscount and Boeing 727 aircraft with commercial privileges in airplane multieengine land. His first-class medical certificate was dated July 26, 1965, with no waivers noted.
| Date of birth | 9/11/22 |
| Duty time since last rest period | Approx. 2 hours and 30 minutes |
| Date of employment (UAL) | 2/12/46 |
| Total pilot time | 17,142 hours |
| Total pilot-in-command in Boeing 727 equip | 59 hours |
| Total time flight training in Boeing 727 equip | 22 hours & 39 minutes |
| Satisfactorily completed ground training on B-727 | 6/7/65 |
| Unsatisfactory on type rating check on B-727 | 7/7/65 |
| Satisfactorily passed type rating check on B-727 | 7/12/65 |
| Satisfactorily passed en route check B-727 | 7/19/65 |
| Satisfactorily passed en route check B-727 | 7/21/65 |
