INVESTIGATING OFFICERS REPORT - ART 342

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP74B00447R000100010076-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 5, 2002
• Sequence Number: 76
• Publication Date: March 9, 1966
• Content Type: CABLE

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4. THE RIGHT W-,M THEN BROKE A NTH` A PORTION ,or T
FUSELAGE ATTACHED TO IT. COUNTERPART OF THE FUSELAGE '11A NOW
FREE.
5. THE NOSE SECTION FORWARD THE WING LEADING `,AND THE
TAIL SECTION AFT OF THE :TRAILING EDGR.- AME APART AS COME? SECT O
EXCEPT FOR THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STAJi LIZER WHICR WAS EITHF BROKEN
OFF DUE TO EXCESSIVE AIR LING- OR WAS STS BY THE LEFT WING- AS
IT CAME OFF. THIS IS THE ONLY MAJOR PORT & NOT _YET IXATED.,
6. THE TYPE OF. MANECNER EXECUTED BY THE PILOT JUST ;PRIOR TO:lHff
ACCIDENT. ALTHOUGH WITHIN THE LIMITATIONS STATED IN ANDBBOS
WAS IN ALL PROBABILITY THE CAUSE Cr THE STRUCTURAL FAILURE OF THE
LEFT WING. WHEN A ROLLING MOMENT IS SUPERIMPOSED ON THE WING WHILE
IT IS SUBJECTED TO AN APPLIED "G?' FORCE TRH TM WING $UFFM A
TWISTING MOMENT AS WELL AS A BENDING MOMENT. THIS HAS :CAUSED
FAILURES IN THE PAST OF SEVERAL TYPES OF AIRCRAFT AND T "G"
LOADING THAT MAY BE APPLIED IS SEVERELY REDUCED WHENEVII IT IS
COMBINED WITH A ROLLING MANEUVER.
'HR'E THE
7. THE FUEL PLACEMENT WAS ADVERSELY LOCATED EVEN
TIME OF THE ACCIDENT., WHICH COULD ONLY HkVig..CONTRIBUTED -TO 'THE
UNFAVORABLE WING LOADING. THIS FUEL PLACEMENT IN TAE AUXILLIARY
TANKS WAS REQUIRED FOR THE TYPE OF OPERATION THE PILOT" WAS ENGAGED
IN AND WAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH HE HANDBOOK.
8. IT IS CONSIDERED THAT THE PILOT DID NOT EXXCEED. HE
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