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 state positively that the Stewardess or the rest of the crew were on board at the time this man entered. Since it was about time for the passengers to board the airplane he assumed that the man whom he had observed go on board was a passenger and he paid no further attention to his movements. No evidence was found which would indicate that this person entered the airplane for the purpose of committing sabotage.

Two employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, one a special agent, were on board at the time the airplane crashed. An investigator from the Federal Bureau of Investigation testified that the special agent was making a routine trip and that the special agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation who came to the scene of the accident did so only for the purpose of identifying the bodies of their colleagues.

No evidence was found during the course of inspection or investigation to justify a conclusion that sabotage caused or contributed to the accident.

The testimony of witnesses who were in the Lovettsville area at the time of the accident clearly indicates that a flash of lightning occurred in the vicinity of the aircraft while it still was