Darwin Charles Brown for the Civil Aeronautics Board

“ It was subsequently ascertained that there had been no malfunctioning of the aircraft or any of its components, including the brakes. The subject runway is 2490 feet long and the wind, at the time of the landing, was about six or eight m.p.h. from a direction about 45 degrees to the right of the approach path. Since the accident, the carrier has stopped the use of the subject runway when wind of less than 12 m.p.h. exists. ”

“ The flight, designated by the carrier as No. 501 of June 7, 1941, originated at Brownsville, Texas, with Port of Spain, Trinidad, as its destination. Numerous intermediate stops were scheduled, including Tampico, Mexico City, Guatemala City, and San Salvador. ”