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 Upon arrival, the investigator of the Board examined the airplanes involved and they were later released to their owners.

In connection with the investigation, a public hearing was held at Wichita, Kansas, on June 6 and 7, 1941. Robert W. Chrisp, an Attorney for the Board, acted as Presiding Examiner, and was assisted by the following personnel of the Safety Bureau of the Board: Robert D. Hoyt, Assistant Director; James H. Douglas, Assistant to the Chief, Investigation Division; Raymond P. Parshall, Investigator-in-Charge of the Fifth Region; and Benarthur C. Haynes, Air Safety Specialist in Meteorology.

All of the evidence available to the Board at the time was presented at the hearing. Twenty-four witnesses testified and thirty-two exhibits were received in evidence.

While the Examiner and the representatives of the Safety Bureau were the only ones designated to ask questions directly of the witnesses, the Presiding Examiner, acting under instructions from the Board, announced at the opening of the hearing that any person who had any evidence, questions or suggestions to present for consideration in the proceeding, might submit them to the Examiner. In accordance with this suggestion, 22 written questions were so submitted and each one was propounded and answered during the hearing.

Upon the basis of all the evidence accumulated in the investigation, the Board now makes its report in accordance with the provisions of the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, as amended.