Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-05-27 | Page 2 | Airliner That Killed 10 Afire before Crash, Official Admits

Airliner That Killed 10 Afire Before Crash Official Admits CLEVELAND May 27 AP United Air Lines said today a mot matt Tuesday night killing 10 was af of wooded gully A two day investigation on has produced produced produced pro pro- evidence evidence that failure of a clinder cyl cl- cylInder cylinder cyl- cyl inder in the right engine occurred approximately eight miles mUes east cast of the scene Patterson said This cylinder breakage was probably followed by breakage of the exhaust manifold and oil escaping escaping escaping ing from the damaged cylinder was ignited by contact with the hot I broken manifold resulting in a minor fire in the engine nacelle on the right wing This resulted in a streak of flames from the right wing Witnesses are virtually unanimous unanimous unanimous that this streak of flame was localized in the right engine Officials previously contended the plane was not ablaze before it crashed disagreeing with stories of several witnesses The left motor motor mo motor mo- mo tor Patterson said was in operatIng operating operating ing condition although not in use at atthe atthe atthe the moment of the crash J. J k j W. W. W A A. Patterson president of ar or of the large ship which crashed ire before it plummeted into a