Page:CAB Aircraft Accident Report, Panagra Flight 9.pdf/14

 company procedure calls for a normal course of 270° until the coast is reached. This latter course is over lower and less hazardous terrain and it is a phenomenon of this region that clear weather always prevails over the coastal area at this time of year. Although this company procedure had not been set up in writing for the guidance of its pilots, there is evidence which indicates that Captain Gardner was aware of this procedure. If he had any reason for departing from the normal procedure, there is no evidence that he reported it.

It is also evident that absence of adequate dispatch control of flights was a contributing factor.

APPROVED: