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-3- A total of 5,117 gallons of fuel was added to N779PA at Dulles as shown by the fueling tickets. The Jet Fuel Loading Instructions sheet for N779PA at Dulles showed the following.

The maximum takeoff gross weight of 202,000 pounds of this particular fl1ght was limited by the aircraft design maximum landing weight of 190,000 at Kennedy Airport and based on a 12,000 pound fuel burn off in flight.

Computations on the weight and balance sheet revealed the center of grav1ty was within the allowable 11m1ts.

PAA 212 departed Dulles Airport at 2221 with the same crew of 9 and 136 passengers. The flight was conducted under instrument conditions and was routine until arrival in the New York area. At 2239 the New York Center controller trans- mitted the JFK weather to PAA 212. The runway Visual range (BUR) on runway 4R at JFK was reported to be 1,600 feet. At 2250 JFK Approach Control established radar and radio contact with PAA 212 and adv1sed: "Depart Colts Neck heading Zero nine zero for vectors to the final approach course, Kennedy weather 15 three hundred thin broken, measured ceiling one thousand five hundred overcast, Vislbility one and one-half miles fog, and the runway v1sua1 range runway four right more than six thousand feet, standby." PAA 212 acknowledged the transmission. N779PA was restricted to landing minimums of 300-foot ceiling and 3/4 mile visibility. The flight reported over the Colts Neck VCR at 2253 35 and was cleared to descend from 6,000 to 1,500 feet. Several vectors were given to position PAA 212 on the inbound heading to the Outer Marker (0M). At 2256.15 while on a heading of 040°, the crew reported reaching 1,500 feet, airspeed 180. Several delaying vectors were given to position the aircraft three and one-half miles behind a DC-8 which was landing ahead At 2259.45 the JFK local controller transmitted to PAA 212: "Cllpper two one two this 15 Kennedy Tower, report passing outer marker, straight in four right, wind calm, runway visual range, all aircraft copy, four right is more than six thousand."

Prevailing visibility at the JFK Airport was less than three miles, therefore the Precison Approach Radar (PAR) Controller was monitoring all ILS approaches to runway 43 as prescribed by procedures.

At 2301.10 the PAR controller adv1sed, "Clipper two twelve, Kennedy radar on localizer one mile from outer marker course and glidepath 0K." At 2301:40, PAA 212 reported passing the outer marker and the PAR controller adv1sed, "Clipper two twelve two miles from touchdown " The local controller transmitted at 2301:45 "Clipper two one two, Kennedy Tower cleared to land four right, traffic will be clear in five seconds." PAR at 2302:10 adv1sed "Clipper two twelve, Kennedy radar, execute a missed approach if you do not have the runway in sight." Immediately fol- lowing this transmission, PAA 212 acknowledged "Uh. . . Roger two one two." The next radio transmission was at 2303:10 when the local controller called the flight but was unable to establish radio contact.