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- 23 -  At the time of the accident, TWA held a currently effective certificate of public convenience and necessity and an air carrier operating certificate authorizing it to conduct the flight.

Captain Scott and First Officer DioGuardi were physically qualified and held proper certificates of competency to operate as air carrier pilots over the route between Kansas City and St. Louis, Missouri.

Aircraft NC 17315 was currently certificated as airworthy at the time of the accident.

Trip 6 was cleared in accordance with proper procedure from Kansas City, Missouri to St. Louis, Missouri.

At the time of departure from Kansas City and at the time of the accident, the gross weight of the airplane did not exceed the permissible gross weight and its load was properly distributed with reference to the location of the center of gravity.

At the time of departure from Kansas City to St. Louis the airplane carried sufficient fuel to permit flight at normal cruising power to St. Louis and thereafter for about five hours, thus making available to Captain Scott a choice between a number of alternate airports. 