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nsent OF Eric Rios Bridour. so,
contdths only the oans,Ders he
made to questions I'm a stDorn
deposition obtained after phy-
stctdns had assured CAB in
Destigators he iuas OF sound
mind and had sufficiently re-
couered to oipe q coherent ac-
count OF the midair collision
here on November I.
Some OF the less pertinent in
formation tDds eliminated. along
totth all of Capt. Rios informal
statement 0ipen to Investigators
three hours after he 1Das res
cAed from the Potomac.
after his first replies on No
pember I 1Dere read to him
Tuesday, Capt. Rios expressed
dissatisfaction tpith them, and
said he ,oanted to make a 1,ew
and more complete statement.
g. Let us start at the time ye'
were testing out in the aircraft TO
takeof1. Do you remember whethe
you contacted the tower at the tim
you were taxing out?
A. called to the tower and tol,
them I was check-riding, at first
They told me 1t was all right. Be
cause they knew that two days ag'
my radio was burned out on tn,
ground ana I was worried about tn,
radio. They told me the radio wa
working all right.
@. As you TAXED out, did you hav'
any trouble getting transmittanc,
from the tower?
A. No, 1t was not loud, but I die
not have any trouble.
@. Did you. respond in any othel
way to the tower, other than ovel
the radio?
A. No.
9. Were you experiencing any
difficulty with the airplane during
the time that you were taxing out?
Did you have any trouble at all
with the aircraft?
A. No.
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@. Did you make any check of
the engines prior to takeoff. after
taxing out?
A. I checked q lot, the radio and
the engines.
@. Will you tell us a little bit about
this check that you made Of the
airplane Just before you took of:
Increased Power.
A. OK. First, I increased the
power to get 220o RPM and then ]
checked the Mags. They did not
drop any more than so. It was all
right in both engines. I increased
the power to get As inches of mer-
curry on the ground. Everything
was all right before the takeoff. ]
checked the flaps and everything
The pressures and temperature were
good.
@. Now, Eric, tell us to the best
Of your recollection what your trans
mission was to the tower, just i'm
mediately before taking OF?
A. In the same words?
q. Just as you remember it.
A. washington Tower-Bolivian
P-3s, ready to take or" That was
al, after I ran up. I mean after ]
tested the engines at the end OF
the runway I told him Ready to
take Of" They answered me Clear
to take off,"
Immediate Answer.
Q. Was that answer made imme-
diately?
A. Immediately.
@. What were your intentions or
this flight? Did you intend to leave
trafic at Washington National, OF
did you intend to circle the field and
land, or did you intend to fly to any
particular point? What did you in
tend to do?
A. At the first time, my intention
was to fly 80 minutes In test fight,
but however, I got engine trouble
and I decided to come back as soon
as possible.
Q. Would you tell. us where you
started your turn, after your take
OF.
A. Just at the end Of the field.
@. At the end Of the field at 300
teet2
A. After the end started . left
turn.
@. To the right or to the left2
Turn To Left.
A. To the left. I want to EN-.
phasize this: That was when I got
the engine trouble. It dropped
about 800 rpm in the right engine.
@. Now, how was the aircraft act
ing ut the time you were making
this turn? Was it still operating
all right, or were you having some
trouble?
"A. At this time was the trouble,
during that turn, just at this time
when was stating to turn. Then
I got the right engine trouble.
Q. Now. will tell us again-you
have already told us, Eric, but will
you tell us again-what that right
engine trouble was?
A. It dropped about 800 rpm, the
right engine, and it returned again.
@. In other words, Eric, the RPM
was erratic, 1t was huctuating
A. Not only nuctuating, but the
needle would fall down. The power
was not good, you know.
@. Did you notice at that time
any Of the readings for oil pressure,
oil temperature or engine tempera-
t1lre?
A. Everything was all right, and
gas pressure, also.
@. At that time did you make any
call to Washington National Air
port?
A. No.
q. Now, Eric, will you tell us where
you few. You are In the turn; Just
where did you 60?
A. made q 90-degree turn to
the left and then went straight
ahead until I got $500 feet, and
then turned again 30 degrees to
the south, you know, 80 to the left,
which Is . south heading, and at
that time I called to the tower, at
that time.
q. Now, Just wait . minute. Dc
you recall any Of the landmarks or
terrain you were flying over? Do
you recall looking down and recog-
MIXING anything on the ground?