AIR ENQUIRY
LOSS' OF CITY OF OTTAWA
|United Press Association. —By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Received this day at 12.25. p.m.) LONDON, July 15. The report of the Court df Inquiry into the loss of the City of Ottawa, says tne primary cause was a fracture of the big end studs, which is not able to be foreseen. The makers of the engine deserve praise for the precaution adopted in testing such parts. The only chance of reaching land was to open out the other engine. The pilot was not blameworthy. The Court recommends the Air Ministry to require passenger carrying planes to start the crossing with sufficient height to render a safe crossing with reasonable certainty. Passengers were not instructed in the use of lifebelts. Investigations might be made with a view to devising a lifebelt which is inflatable inside the cabin. Nevertheless there is no evidence that li'fe was lost through the defective condition of the belts or design or inadequate instruction given passengers. Finally, after June, 1930, certificates should be refused for land machines carrying passengers overseas if unable to maintain height with a full load when one engine failed.
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Hokitika Guardian, 16 July 1929, Page 5
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191AIR ENQUIRY Hokitika Guardian, 16 July 1929, Page 5
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