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 SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

Investigation and Hearing

The Civil Aeronautics Board was notified of the accident involving NC-18123, 2118, December 30, 1945, and immediately initiated an investigation in accordance with the provisions of Section 702 ({{illegible)(2) of the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, as amended. An Air Safety Investigator of the Board's New York office arrived at the scene of the accident at 2200, the same date and was joined by others of the Safety Bureau staff. The Board ordered a Public Hearing which was held at New York, N. Y., on January 7 and 8, 1946.

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Eastern Air Lines, Inc., a Delaware corporation with headquarters in New York City was operating under a certificate of public convenience and necessity and an air carrier operating certificate, both issued pursuant to the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938 as amended. These certificates authorized the company to transport persons, property and mail between various points in the United States including Miami, Fla., and New York, N. Y.

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Capt. Silvio Cavalier, age 38, had accumulated a total of 8057 hours, 4957 hours of which were in Douglas DC—3 equipment. First Officer Raymond E. Shirley, age 22, has accumulated a total flying time of 967 hours of which 215 hours were as co—pilot in DC—3 equlpment. Miss Neal Allen Tonsley was Flight Attendant. Both pilots were properly certified for the flight involved and the Captain was qualified for the route.

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The Douglas DC-3, was properly certified. Since its purchase by the company in 1937, it had flown a total of 21,348 hours, 4,676 hours of which were accumulated since the last main overhaul. It was equipped with two right Cyclone C—202 engines with 13,917 and 13,454 hours for the left 1