S U P P L E M E N T A LD A T A
Investigation
The Civil Aeronautics Board was notified of this accident at 1215 on February 3, 1963. Civil Aeronautics Board Investigators were immediately dispatched to the scene and an investigation was conducted in accordance with the provisions of Title VII of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended. A public hearing was ordered by the Board and held at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel, San Francisco, California, March 20-22, 1963.
Air Carriar
Slick Airways is an operating division of the Slick Corporation. The corporate charter is issued by the State of Delaware, and the Civil Aeronautics Board has issued to The Slick Corporation (Slick Airways) an indefinite certificate of public convenience and necessity to operate U.S. Air Freight Route 101. It also holds an FAA air carrier operating certificate.
Flight Personnel
Captain Richard A. MacCallum, age 42, was employed by Slick Airways on July 15, 1946. He held an airline transport pilot rating No. 410656 with airplane multiengine land rating. He was rated in the Curtiss-Wright C-46, Douglas DC-3, DC-4, DC-6/7, and the Lockheed Constellation with commercial privileges in the Lockheed 18 and Douglas B-23. His first-class medical certificate was issued on November 13, 1962, with no limitations. He had a total of approximately 18,000 hours, 6,800 night hours, 368 instrument hours, and 882:31 captain hours in the Lockheed 1049H. Within the 90 days prior to the accident, he had flown 212 hours, which included 131 night hours, 6:30 instrument hours, and 154 hours in the Lockheed 1049H.
He received an FAA check in L-1049H aircraft on November 15, 1961, and his initial L-1049H company line check on November 17, 1961. His last L-1049H check was July 4, 1962, and his last instrument check was on January 10, 1963. He completed 20 hours of Recurrent Ground School Training School in the L-1049H on December 21, 1962.
First Officer William H. Coryell, age 48, was employed by Slick Airways on June 1, 1947. He held an airline transport pilot rating No. 39825 with airplane multiengine ratings. He was rated in the Curtiss-Wright C-46, Douglas DC-4, DC-6/7, Lockheed Constellation, and had commercial privileges in airplane single engine land airplanes. He was issued a first-class medical certificate on December 7, 1962, with no limitations. His total time was approximately 18,600 hours, 8,365 night hours, 200 instrument hours as of 1949, and 232 hours in the L-1049H. Within the 90 days prior to the accident, he had flown 232 hours in the L-1049H and at least 60 hours of night time.
First Officer Coryell was rated captain in Lockheed L-749s on April 11, 1961, while working for Paramount Airlines. He was given a 24-hours Difference Course L-749 to L-1049H by Slick Airways on October 31, 1962. He was given a company L-1049H flight check on November 2, 1962, and a company line check in L-1049H on November 30, 1962.
Flight Engineer John J. Walik, age 41, was employed by Slick Airways on September 9, 1961. He holds a flight engineer certificate No. 1383484. He was issued a class II medical certificate on January 9, 1963, with no limitations. Mr. Walik has
