a total of approximately 4,000 hours as a flight engineer, of which 700 are in the L-1049H. In the 90 days prior to this accident he flew 142 hours, of which 113 was in the L-1049H.
He was rated as a flight engineer on August 16, 1957, and qualified in L-1049H on April 23, 1962. He received his company line check on April 26, 1962, and Recurrent Ground School in the L-1049H on January 8, 1963.
Aircraft
Locakheed 1049H, serial No. 4851, was purchased by Trans Canada Airlines on December 13, 1958, from the manufacturer, Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. California Airmotive of Burbank, California, purchased the aircraft from Trans Canada Airlines on August 8, 1962. The aircraft was then designated as N 9740Z.
Tracy Lease and Finance Corporation of 901 Hallsborough Boulevard, Hillsboro, California, purchased the aircraft from California Airmotive of Burbank. Slick Airways of San Francisco leased the aircraft on October 16, 1962.
Slick Airways operated the aircraft under their Part 42 certificate for a total of 683:28 hours prior to the accident. Total air time prior to the accident was 4,257.52 hours.
The powerplants were Wright Aeronautical Division Model 988TC18 with Hamilton Standard propellers, model 43H60-331.
Investigation revcaled that compliance with all applicable directives on the airplane engines and components was current.
