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 investigation many suggestion were submitted to the Board and all have been carefully considered.

Upon the basis of all the evidence available to it at this time, the Board herewith makes its report in accordance with the provisions of the Civil Aeronautics Act.

II.

SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS OF EVIDENCE

AIR CARRIER

United, a Delaware corporation, was operating at the time of the accident as an air carrier under a certificate of public convenience and necessity and an air carrier operating certificate issued pursuant to the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, as amended. These certificates authorized it to engage in air transportation with respect to persons, property, and mail between various points, including Oakland, California, and Salt Lake City, Utah, via San Francisco and Sacramento, California, and Reno and. Elko, Nevada.

FLIGHT PERSONNEL

On the flight in question, the flight crew consisted of Captain Howard H. Fey and First Officer Thomas E. Sandegren.

The record shows that Captain Fey, who at the time of the accident held airline transport pilot certificate No. 4503, had accumulated a total of 16,855 hours flying time, of which 2,160 hours were in Douglas DC-3 type airplanes. He received his flight training in the United States Army Air Corps in 1923 and served in the Army from 1923 until 1928. shortly after leaving the Army he secured a Federal transport pilot certificate and began his