Show PILOTS PILOT'S MANEUVER TO AVOID STORM HELD AS CAUSE OF AIRPLANE CRASH r 1 Y r l i fr r f s ls t r 4 x r d 4 1 f t f 4 1 A f r bu c y v l s f J v 1 Five of the eight persons who perished in the wreck of ot the United Air Lines transport plane when it crashed in a remote canyon canon canyon can can- yon on east of Salt Lake Friday Top left to right Evald W. W Berglund Berglund Berglund Berg- Berg lund Boone Iowa John J. J Sterling Sterling Sterling Ster Ster- ling mayor maor of Ben Benton ton Harbor Mich and Marcellus Des Moines Iowa Below E E. E L. L Walker Rock Springs Wyo left and Pilot Lloyd Anderson Chey Chey- enne United Official Believes Ship Shi p Was Turning Back When Tragedy Occurred An unsuccessful maneuver in attempting at attempting tempting to return to the airport t to o avoid unfavorable weather was hel held d Wednesday a. a as the cause of the eras crash h Friday of a United Air Lines plane plan e In Parleys Parley's canyon when eight were e killed D. D B. B Colyer vice pr president ident of the com company pan issued the following statement statement state state- ment after directing an investigation tion of the tragedy After careful study of the airplane at the scene ene of the accident and all other information available it is the opinion of the investigation committee commit commit- tee that that extremely unfavorable weather was encountered in the mountains The accident apparently occurred maneuvering the plane to avoid the bad weather area The motors are being taken to Salt SaIl Lake for checkup to see if motor trouble might have been a contributing contrib factor in the unsuccessful ma ma- It appears very certain the pilot was making a turn to go back to Salt SaIt Lake City when the accident occurred A study of the airplane at the scene of the accident indicated there was no structural failure prior to the accident A department of commerce Investigation was made by E. E L. L and E. E E E. E Hughes inspectors who were to forward their report to Washington Wash Wash- ington D. D C. C |