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Show Utali Air Crash Reasons Given WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 lifi-The commerce department ascribed today to-day three reasons static conditions, low flying, and a change In weather conditions as the "probable" causes of an air line accident in Utah last October IT which caused 1 deaths. ! The crash waa that of a United i Airlines transport plane, flying on a regularly scheduled run from'! Newiirk to Oakland. Cal., neari Humpy ridge. Utah. All on board 16 passengers and three members i of the crew were killed. The board's report said the pilot was flying at between 10.000 feet and l(JJ fret between Cheyenne and Salt Lake City when he crashed. Memhera of the investigating 1 board, who attended Secretary Ro-ii per's pres conference, said that In i their opinion the accident could have ; been avoided had the pilot sought! a higher altitude or an alternate landing field. No mention was made of thm. however, in the official re1-! port. Hearing into probable causes wu conducted in Salt Lake City for nine days, beginning October 25. |