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The Civil Aeronautics Board was notified of this accident at approximately 1800 c.s.t., May 28, 1963. An investigation was immediately initiated in accordance with the provisions of Title VII of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended. A public hearing was ordered by the Board and held at the Hollywood-Roosevelt Hotel, Hollywood, California, July 30 - August 2. 1963.

Standard Airways, Inc, as a supplemental air carrier incorporated in the state of Maryland with its principal business office at Burbank, California. It is operated in accordance with FAA air carrier Operating certificate No. WE-119, and an interim certificate for Supplemental Air Service issued by the Civil Aeronautics Board on October 5, 1962. This certificate authorized the Company to transport passengers and cargo, according to specified provisions, for charter service, individual service, and service for the military establishment. The subject flight was conducted under a provision which authorized the carrier to engage in interstate, overseas, and foreign air transportation, pursuant; to contracts will the Department of Defense.

The aircraft was a Lockheed Constellation L-1049G, S/N 4541, manufactured on March 17, 1954, and purchased by Trans Canada Air Lines as CF-TGB. It was purchased by the California Airmotive Corporation on March 24, 1962, with a total time of 19,008 hours and relicensed under U. S. registry to N 9739Z. Ownership was transferred to Standard Airways on July 30, 1962, and the aircraft relicensed to N 189S. At the time of the accident the aircraft had a total time of 19,803.9 hours and a time since overhaul of 795.9 hours. The aircraft was equipped with four Wright cyclone engines model 972TC18DA1, and four Curtiss electric propellers, hub design C634S-C504. Summarized engine and propeller data follow:

No. 1

No. 2

No. 3

No. 4

547275

700576

547253

547356

795.9

987.1

923.1

1017.8

12991.5

8719.9

14048.8

12349.3