Darwin Charles Brown for the Civil Aeronautics Board

“ There is no reason to believe that the crew had operated the landing gear retracting lever during the roll of the airplane on the ground. This is substantiated by the fact that had the lever been operated, both sides of the landing gear would have collapsed simultaneously instead of the left side only. ”

“ A Lockheed model 18-08, NC 25639, was extensively damaged in an accident which occurred about noon, August 1, 1941, at the Municipal Airport, Colorado Springs, Colorado. It was owned and operated by Continental Airlines, Incorporated. ”