Eugene L. Vidal

“ It is the opinion of the Accident Board that the probable cause of this accident is the failure of the company to have on duty in the Division Control Office a competent dispatcher in charge of flight control. ”

“ A heavy snow was falling at the time and the weather was rapidly becoming worse. The pilot expected to encounter better weather after a few minutes flying. The ground was lost to view immediately after take-off and the better weather was never encountered. Snow static rendered the ship's radio and ground aids useless and the pilot was obligated to fly by compass. ”