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 There were no stated reasons in the C.A.B Report, Page 15, as to why **"...a shift of loading caused by the passengers moving to the aft end of the cabin..."** is mentioned.
-Also, there is no mention as to the discovery of seat belt or seat belt buckles and whether or not any were found in the wreckage.
+Also, there is no mention as to the discovery of seat belts or seat belt buckles and whether or not any were found fastened or unfastened in the wreckage.
+====The Possible Role Of Intense Heat and Smoke====
+One of the most puzzling aspects of this tragedy is that there was no radio contact with Flight 823 after the crew cancelled the Instrument Flight Plan and went to a Visual Flight Plan at 1802:45. The last radio transmission was the "OK" at 1802:55.
+The [[http://ntl1.specialcollection.net/scripts/ws.dll?file&fn=8&name=S%3A\DOT_56GB\airplane%20accidents\websearch\070964.pdf|Civil Aeronautics Board Aircraft Accident Report]] Page 10 states that **"The aircraft should have been at approximately 11,000 feet and about 24 miles southwest of Holston Mountain when they cancelled their IFR flight plan."**
+**"At some point during the descent, the aircraft deviated to the south of Victor 16 but was proceeding approximately parallel to the airway. No reason can be assigned to this deviation...The aircraft appeared to be following a nearby river, in a descent, and was about 8 miles south of the airway (V16) centerline. Three miles further along the flight path, at approximately 1810, the aircraft ws observed about 500 feet above the ground. The aircraft continued to operate at very low altitudes and well to the left of the airway from this point on to the crash."**

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