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Report of Apollo 204 Review Board REPORT OF APOLLO 204 REVIEW BOARD TO THE ADMINISTRATOR NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 17'1ff, APOLLOSPACECRA'T l'hf o;llilt't'craft (S 'n con~i~l!I of " launch fllcapr Iyltfm (LEI) aslem­ hh', commltn" mudule' (e: !tol), '1f'rnrf modulf' (11M), and the IIpacf'craftl lunar module' Itd.. !>I,'; (SI.A), !'ht' 1.t!!l a!I!lfmbly pro\'idt~ lhe munl for rapitll\ st'parOllin)l Ihl' c: 'M from Ih,' S 'M durin" pad or lIuborbilal aborts, . I hI' C \1 Imm~ Ihl' ..pOll'" 1.. 11 ('1m II"! n'nll'r. conlalO5 ntCfsllary aUlo­ malit' OInd manual I'qulpm.'nl 10 ('(>ullol and monilor thf .pactcrah ~vslfms. and ('OOlalOS Iht' r!'ljUlled t'qulpmt'nl lor salt'IY and u,mforl 01 Iht' nt'w, I'h,' S '\I i" a q'lindrical slrUClurt' local('(\ bl'twt'l'n Ihl' C/M and Ihl' SI.A, II, HIlIOlin, rill' propul"lOn svsll'ms for allitudl' and vt'loc­ ilv chOlnll.e malleU\'NS. !tolm.l ..f Iht' nmsumahll's USl'd in Ihl' mission arl' siored in Ih .. S '\1. I'he SI A i~ 01 Irunrall'd cone whidl connt'cts tht' S, 'M 10 Ihe I.. unl h "'hll'l", It .. 1"0 Jlt<>\'ides Ihl' spacl' whl'rl'in Ihl' lunar module (I, '\1) i, (drried on lunar mission", TEST IN PROGRESS AT TIME OF ACCIDENT Spar't'naf! OIZ "'" "o<k,,·,oill~ a "Plu)\s OUI Inlegraled Tl'sl" al Ihe lim.. 01 Ihe ,H' "kill 1m .I01llUar, 'l.i, 19tii. Opt-ralional Checkout Procl" dUll'. d""ill.nOlIt·d OCP to·K-0021·) applied 10 this 11'51. Within this le!'on Ihi" pwct'dur.. is often ref,'ned 10 as OCP-0021. TESTS AND ANAL YSES Resuhs or l~slS and allahse" nOI compll'le at Ihe time of publication of Ihis rt'pon will he conlained in App<"ndix G. Addl'nda and Corrigl'nda. CONVERSION OF TIME Throu)lhoul Ihis lepOr!, I iml' is slated in Grl'l'nwich Mt'an Timl' (GMT). To lom'en GMT to Ea-,Iern Standard Timt' (i.ST). subtract 17 hours• •'or example. 23:31 GMT convl'rtl'd is 6:31 p.m. EST. For sale by the Superintendent of Documents. U,S. Government Printing Oflice Washington, D.C. 20402 WITNESS STATEMENTS & RELEASES APPENDIXB TO FINAL REPORT OF APOLLO 204 REVIEW BOARD B-1 APPENDIX B WITNESS STATEMENTS AND RE LEASES Contents Page Index of Witnesses (Statements enclosed) B." 'S Index of Witnesses (Statements in general file) B,. f List of Cammon Abbreviations and Definitions B·33 Witness Statements B·37 The presentation of witness statements is in order of importance to the incident as determined by the Task Panel 12 (Witness Statements). B·3 INDEX OF WITt'lESSES STATEMENTS ENCLOSED Number Name Organization Position Location During Accident 1 Babbitt, Donald O. NAA Project Engineer, Adjustable Level A8, Service Pad Leader Structure 2 Gleaves, James D. NAA Mechanical Lead Tech­ Adjustable Level AS, Service nician Structure 3 Curatolo, Lewis NAA Project Engineer, .. Adjustable Level AS, Service Pad Leader Structure 4 Reece, L. D. NAA Systems Technician Adjustable Level AS, Service Structure • 5 Hagar, Richard A. NAA Systems Technician, Adjustable Level A8, Service (Electrician) Structure • 6 Bachand, Richard L. NAA Systems Technician Adjustable Level A8, Service Structure 7 Clemmons, Stephen B. NAA Systems Technician Adjustable Level A8, Service Structure 8 Cromer, James Earl PAA Elevator Technician 200-foot Level, Umbilical Tower 9 Pleasant, Joseph H. NAA Systems Technician Adjustable Level A8, Service Structure 10 Davis, Bruce W. NAA Systems Technician Adjustable Level A8, Service Structure 11 Hickenbottom, NAA Systems Technician Adjustable Level A8, Service Friend Dale Structure • 12 Hawkins, Jerry W. NAA Systems Technician Adjustable Level A8, Service Structure 13 Brown, W. Donald NAA Mechanical Inspector Command Module - Adjust­ able Level A8 14 Owens, Jessie L. NAA Systems Engineer Adjustable Level A8, Service Structure 15 Hedlund, Robert C. NAA Systems Technician Adjustable Level A8, Service Structure 16 Markovich, John E. NASA QC Inspector Adjustable Level A8, Service Structure .. Left Adjustable Level A8 at 1730. Returned to relieve Babbitt at approximately 1838 . B·5 17 Stoeckl, Joseph L. NASA QC Inspector Adjustable Level A8, Service Structure 18 Rogers, Henry H., Jr. NASA QC Inspector Adjustable Level A8, Service Structure 19 Journey, Creed A. NAA Electrical Leadman Adjustable Level A8, Service Structure 22 Schneider, William J. NAA GSE Technician Adjustable Level A7, Service Structure 21 Howard, Dave E. NAA Systems Technician Adjustable Level A7, Service Structure 22 Scott, J. C. NAA QC Inspector Adjustable Level A7, Service Structure • 23 Bass, Robert I. NAA Systems Technician 200 Foot Level, Umbilical Tower 24 McConnell, John C. NAA GSE Technician Umbilical Tower 190 Foot Level 25 Belt, Burt B. NAA GSE Leadman Elevator, 2nd Level, Pad 34 26 Rackleff, George W. NAA-Tulsa Systems Technician Adjustable Level A7, Service Structure 27 Williams, Samuel NAA GSE Technician Adjustable Level A7, Service Structure 28 Rooker, Forrest R. NAA GSE Technician Adjustable Level A7, Service Structure 29 Wingfield, William H. NAA GSE Electrical Technician Adjustable Level A5 30 Nelson, Marvin L. NASA QC Inspector Adjustable Level A7, Service Structure • 31 Mitchell, Patrick E. NASA QC Inspector Adjustable Level A7, Service Structure 32 Deaver, William C. NAA Electronic Technician Adjustable Level A7, Service Structure 33 Medcalf, Willis M. NAA Mechanical Technician Elevator (3rd level going up to A8) Complex 34 34 Foster, Robert C. NAA QC Inspector Complex 34 Fuel Area 35 Chauvin, Clarence A. NASA/KSC Test Conductor Acceptance Checkout Equip­ ment, Room 1, MSO Bldg. 36 Schick, William H. NASA/KSC Assistant Test Test Supervisor's Console (DLO) Supervisor LCC 34 Blockhouse 37 Propst, Gary W. RCA Technician, OTV, Communication Control Control Racks Racks LC 34 Blockhouse 38 Caswell, Alan R. RCA Communications Communication Control Controller Racks LC 34 Blockhouse 39 Slayton, Donald K. NASAIMSC Director of Flight Astronaut Console - LCC 34 Crew Operations 40 Cain, DarylO. NAA Spacecraft Test Acceptance Checkout Equip­ Conductor (017) ment Room 2, MSO Bldg. 41 Jones, Donald R. NASA/KSC Chief, S-IVB, Elect­ LC 34 Blockhouse, VIP trical Systems Room 42 Eybel, Charles G.,Jr. GE Technical Audio CIF Building and Rubio, Jose Manuel Monitors 43 JOMlan, Albert E. NASA/KSC LVO Measuring In­ LC 34 Blockhouse strumentation Engineer 44 West, LeRoy G. NAA Spacecraft Technician LC 34, Level A-8 at Ingress 45 Burch, James A., Jr. PAA Fireman Cape Kennedy Fire Station 46 Mooney, James C. PAA Asst. Chief, Fire Dept. Cape Kennedy Fire Station • B·7 INDEX OF WITNESSES STATEMENTS IN GENERAL FILE A. T.V. MONITORS Name Organization Position Location During Accident Allen, Ernest E. Chrysler Supervisor LC 34 Blockhouse Anderson, Robert L. III Chrysler Technician LC 34 Blockhouse Barwick, Dean E. NASA/KSC Flight Crew Systems Engineer LC 34 Blockhouse Bishop, Charles M. Chrysler S-IB Events Display Console Monitor LC 34 Blockhouse .. Blasky, M. Douglas Associate Engineer Scientist CIF Building Room 307 Blocker, R. D. Douglas S- IVB Stage Historian LC 34 Blockhouse Brinda, W. Douglas Engineer, Measuring Panel Monitor LC 34 Blockhouse Broadbent, Joseph W. Chrysler Console Operator LC 34 Blockhouse Brown, William O. Chrysler OIS Monitor LC 34 Blockhouse Brunais, Ellsworth G. Chrysler Flight Control Console Monitor LC 34 Blockhouse Bunyak, R. S. Douglas Propulsion Panel Monitor LC 34 Blockhouse Carothers, Dale NASA/KSC Spacecraft Test ACE Control Room #1 MSO Conductor Bldg. Cheesborough, Richard S. NASA/KSC ST-I84-M Systems .. Engineer CIF Building Room 307 Childers, Leonard H., Jr. Chrysler Monitor Swing Arm • Panels Complex 34 Trailer 1-048 Coleman, Gerald C. Douglas Branch Chief Development Engineer LC 34 Blockhouse Conely, F. E. Douglas S-IV B Test Conductor LC 34 Blockhouse Coonce, James M. NASA/KSC Operator Console A4 LC 34 Blockhouse Dillon, James E. Chrysler ECS Technician LC 34 Blockhouse Donnelly, Paul C. NASA/KSC Launch Operations Manager LC 34 Blockhouse Eddy, Robert W. Chrysler Monitor, Firing Panels LC 34 Blockhouse Edson, William NAA Test Conductor ACE Control Room 1MSO Elliott, John G. Douglas Supervisor, IB, Mech­ anics & Reliability CIF Building Eri, Donald G. RCA Manager RCA Oper­ ations LCC 34 and 37 LC 34 Gaskins, R. B. NASA/KSC Test Project Engineer (SIC 017) Observation Room 2MSO Gay, Charles D. NASA/KSC Chief, Spacecraft Test Conductor LC 34 Blockhouse Gehres, Charles E. Chrysler Technician LC 34 Blockhouse Grant, Fred C. Douglas Associate Engineer Scientist CIF Building Room 307 Gruene, Hans F. Dr. NASA/KSC Director, Launch Vehicle Operations LC 34 Blockhouse Harris, Robert V. Chrysler Technician LC 34 Blockhouse Hoenstine, T.V. IBM I.D. Measuring and Tracking Panel Operator LC 34 Blockhouse J atulso, A. J. Douglas Electronics Supervisor LC 34 Blockhouse Jolly, Dennis M. NAA Environmental Control System Engineer ACE Control Room 1MSO ACE Display Monitor 34 Blockhouse Jumpa,J.J. GE/ASD LC .. Kapryan, Walter J. NASA/MSC Assistant Apollo Program Manager LC 34 Blockhouse • Kelley, James A. NASA/KSC Monitor TV Console LC 34 Blockhouse King, John W. NASA/KSC Chief Public Information LC 34 Blockhouse Kleinschmidt, ClL. Douglas Group Engineer - ORD/HYD LC 34 Blockhouse Kranzfelder, William J. AC Electronics Associate Project ACE Control Room Engineer (G&N) 1 MSO Kuznicki, Henry S. NAA Test Conductor ACE Control Room 1 MSO B -10 Lealman, Roy E. NASA/KSC Electrical Engineer LC 34 Blockhouse Lee, Chet M. NASA Hqs. Observer LC 34 Blockhouse Levetto, Mario J ., J r. Chrysler Technician ECS LC 34 Blockhouse Linsday, Thomas H. Jr. NAA Lead Engineer ­ Procedures LC 34 Blockhouse McDonald, Randolph D. Chrysler Technician LC 34 Blockhouse McCreary, Martin E. NASA/KSC SII Electrical Systems LC 34 Blockhouse McNally, Edward Chrysler Swing Arm Electrical Design Monitor CIF Room 307 McNeely, Maurice L.
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