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(llrlef narrative 01 accident, Include .tatement oll'l'ljlOu.ibllity aad rocommendationa ior actlon to prevent repetiUoD)

,_"':,,, Lt. R&mAy wa'a:'r.t~ ir,OT1! & nine hourcoat ~on with 1lia"MO • .3engine m_ 'andupon..t~t o'lft Pngl.i.~, fO\md the _tb'er "f1I7 bid. Ht.. down to ,160.(gallOna' of ~0ll.~ am Cid net ted t~ hi eoiJld ntwn niel1to his hOIllebase. The weather be_en him and hiB ho.. station RJ obvioUll1bad, am, at the tiM hi ll8de the dto1aion to 1£nd, he wae £~..ng it 7,(XX) ttltin an area tha.t lII. clear. H. located tho RAFbsee that they had choaen tortheir lall.d.1ng aJId. Pl'OO!~ te ci:cl~ dVF!it" g~~ in poaition fur landing. Th.'llNther condit.iona changed rap1.dly while they wre loeing altitude ~, b7 tbIt1me they.ra IUiy, to land', viJ1bilitJ .. 'lese: than 1$00yardl~- " '_ ( ';,

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Lt. RallPy III&dt h1I fir.lt approach, to the field- but .. t.oO high and hadto go aroutld. No, 1". engine ,lit! overr.e!t~.g to ~vilt; 24J dtgNe.,..m: _Uilii' '_No.,-),engine" •• !roan, Lt6tRus&7 .. ove~ c&utioUi in IIIldng hlB ''tiu'ni ~.the tinl hi'_s in pol1t1ori'ror lanclliigSagain/ thi v1a1bllity bid r«iuotd:to

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, ~,The .urr~,:tcTajn~., hi.l4' am-~r1-uidivorable tor the lorna":';':" ,_bilit,. lp~o&:h~. 'Ihe I'IlJ'I1J&lwa.e allo down 'hill and lIIIde landing Yfltydifficult. ,11th wtw,lB a!Xi tlapa down, he approached the landing ruDW.yatabout ]30 liPH. HE W1S ONlBLE TO Ot1 THE !1R(}?J..F'l' DctN (!l THE FIP~' 00 ep-'ruERlfNlAYam fltW about ont-balt (t) _y d<m1 the ruIIII1, 1Ih.1.ch 1IU grue, abouttwo (2) tilt oft the ~~ ,His approac~had about 20 dagrteeout or al~t with ~he'~1. _B.ca~,~ oor ~1b ,J~_,<1IU ~~"to

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- : - RESPONSmILlTI I It 11 the opinion of thia; bo;lrd that the pilot wu 50% rt3pOll-, : ,-sible for thi accidtnt in that he dapla~j:ioor judgmant and technique 'hi' not. ,.', ,be1~ able to lalXl hu aireratt on biB f1r;f! attupt to ,tt into'thil titld. It.. " i.e further believed thLt .ather ooooitions are 2.S~ ra.ponlible and pUot, tatlcU

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RECCIOmNDATICfiS: lliltakel made b)' tt'.1a pilot will bt' brought to the attenti'oD otan pnot. on ih1s ~,. ''''0 " : - :l ' ':1"" , '.. "

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1. C. )6)lday 1II01'l11&. 1 lullary l?J0. we took ott tor our muioa .. bri.ttd •... ~ro.8.td the lJort4 se- 1fitb out 111014ut 1114II1t the Qe~ cout a little .thrd .... tlalrty. AI .0011 U ~ n" OYer 1114 .~ "iU to Itt nak, andi it 118t06abou~t~!l .bute., at twel" ti" our JUllber two 'iii.. darted to wild up and '00.it .u dead. II dropped JUt ot tOl1iA'io. ud 4roPPH our bcah. hopil, to be able tokeep uP witil the tOr:aUOIL. 'It oo.Uaued to drop behiad tllou,b. ! add.d up the Iai_tuel •• bel COIIiI ud tOUld i't W&8 a.l..DKllt .x..otly th. 1liliiii di~~...OI, ~k, u 1tnil iJ:,.iid. II iti3id 1;th; b;;;~: =~:=:= :~:.ti.:'~ tlo~, ~m&1* • uri .~ jat ... eral tiM•.b, nak but Itl'I lOt hU. a.a •• reacAe4 lraAc. ud til Get Bqx fa0_ beck 1a' .... t Oounl tor t~ larrowut poiat 11 the obuul u .... re 1'IlII1_morl ot Iu. &ad AUIIb'role uI1At ••• lot l'UAIIflli siootAl1. 'Ie ON.Ma th.OAulltl at '.11" thoUlUd t..t. lid 1O"~~~hra ilillld hi OOYtHd with cloud.about .... a ihOUJUd t••t. It broke iIlto olear •• ather u4 Ileaded tor the •• artltairti.f4. It'w the iIiilill1 bu.'11 ~UilC' .. circlod tie til14 Ii4 dlOtidlli. aJIdcouldoMi e!)li~t ~.h•. ~Uhout rtdiq •. " app~.•,~1d th._t.~114hie. 1I1e1. the .... ~htr... clC?fiy ~ U.aUer ill the t~. OIltil. Wrd approach .. put it dcra but· ik.1'U1f11... aoiaa don ~ll u4 ta. pl ... lOuicia', ataJ o. til. 1fOUId •• rutlu.'I()uFa Iwllllf a4 & %'01 4f treu ..t'o ni1d hHH~ a OI'O'!i!d ~t pfopl ... by '-..' .... oftil. rWl1rl1.

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1. Ie tl.. ~ flak IZ'tI 1G1diately IlpOI rtachi., QerMI Cout. Abou'tith .. or indy _uill 1 aoticld ggke 001111&out tna' # 2 11&110, A tn millt ..pa;1id duriij th·1olitiiii ~li• .pili ... Yibrltiq ,ery 014. Ii k.pi W, up tor • i

'hilt tht. prop ",adtaly .topped. Bythi. U. I. had lod th. tOl'llltiOi • 10 .. iril' 1kHp1li 11 iOIlOAIitll th tOI'MUo. by cwtUac contre aid ... Uti th •• ~ 1I,1ptor 1pion.ea 1 oOv" to ike Ieart.t .. ri.lc1 tield 11 iI&ll.l4 w~ol1 UPPUK '0 " !

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It is believed that mental and peysical ~atigue played a lar~ partin the error in judgelMnt made by 2m Lt. Walter E. Ramsay, ASH~e26769,S46tn ~J4; 381..+thBow Gro'.!p(l:l}, en 1f..~Air.,g !nllw~ ~ati~ mBi1en,1 Janu&1'1 1916, re!Ulting in major damage to aircraft, B-17G42-380l4.,. Lt.Ranlsay had fio'!l1'loperation&l. missions .28, 30t 31 December aM 1 Jannary 1916,and darir.g the last mission, whi.Gh "WaS of abvut 9 hours duratiOl'i, he had toconteIXl with a runaway, then later, a frozen propello~ oft one epg1.ne for mostof the flight.. I belie~e he n8 approaching the state of mental aM p~siealexhaustion at the time ot the accident.

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