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An accident involving aircraft NC 15592 occurred at the Municipal Airport, Cincinnati, Ohio, on March 10, 1941, about 8:35 p.m. (EST) while the aircraft was operating in scheduled air carrier service between Chicago, Illinois, and Washington, D. C., as Trip 20 of American Airlines, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as "American"). The accident resulted in partial destruction of the aircraft and minor injuries to nine passsengers and three members of the crew. The Washington office of the Civil Aeronautics Board (hereinafter referred to as the "Board") was officially notified of the accident about 9:30. p.m. that evening.

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, (hereinafter referred to as the "Act". Accident investigators of the Board arrived at the Cincinnati Municipal Airport on the following day at about 11:00 a.m. In accordance with the instructions of the Board, the damaged airplane had been placed under guard and had not been disturbed except to the extent necessary to remove passengers, mail and cargo from the wreckage.

Upon arrival, the investigators of the Board had the aircraft