The Crash of Piedmont Airlines Flight 22 ─ Completing the Record of the 1967 Midair Collision Near Hendersonville, North Carolina

To investigate the 1967 midair collision of a Piedmont Airlines Boeing 727 and a Cessna 310 that killed all 82 people on both planes, Houle relies mostly on primary sources, mainly transcripts of congressional hearings, National Transportation Safety Board hearings, the accident report, group chairman reports, court depositions, investigator's reports, and other relevant government and legal documents. The most important sources, he says, are those of the pilots and controllers that were recorded before, during, and after the accident; not only could he read transcripts, but was also able to listen to the original tape recordings on disc. He finds that critical information was left out of the report and investigation to protect the government and the company. Annotation c2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

Paul D. Houle is a former traffic accident investigator with the United States Army. His work in the field of transportation has spanned a couple of decades. He lives in Chesnee, South Carolina.