The last radio message from the captain was at 2:05 a.m., giving the plane's position as 4000 feet over Pulaski, Virginia.

While cruising and flying in a southwesterly direction, as it was descending through rain and clouds, the plane impacted wooded terrain approximately 3,910 feet above sea level.

[2] One of the survivors, Irving Schwartz, dragged a man with a hip fracture to a shelter close to the airplane.

As it was freezing and they were only wearing short sleeve shirts, he got coats from the airplane and ripped a piece of carpet off the floor to use as a covering.

Even though he could hear voices, Schwartz was unable to find other survivors due to the darkness.