Fortenbaugh also interviewed other persons believed to have some information relating to the accident and in some cases he made memoranda of what they told him. At the time when Fortenbaugh secured the statements of the survivors, representatives of two of the deceased crew members had been in communication with him.
Fortenbaugh also questioned other individuals thought to have some knowledge about the accident, and in certain instances he recorded what they told him. At the time Fortenbaugh obtained the statements of the survivors, representatives from two of the deceased crew members had been in contact with him.