The first officer, George Haaker, who was flying the plane, immediately slowed the plane by further reducing power and by extending the flaps, and an attempt was made to feather the propeller.
O primeiro oficial, George Haaker, que estaba pilotando o avión, baixou inmediatamente a velocidade do aparello reducindo aínda máis a potencia e extendendo os flaps, e intentou poñer a hélice en bandeira.