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 Then something dawned on me. Captain Sabatke would have reached [[http://​en.wikipedia.org/​wiki/​Douglas_Lake |Douglas Lake]] (35°57′40″N 83°32′20″W) which is a man-made, forty-four square mile Tennessee Valley Authority lake slightly north of Newport, Tennessee-if he had been able to continue to fly the aircraft westward another four or five miles. A straight line would have taken him there. I'm making the assumption that Captain Sabatke had made prior trips into Knoxville and was acquainted with the topography. Any passenger who has flown into Knoxville has looked out the window and viewed the large waterways that twist through the hills and valleys of Eastern Tennessee. ​ Then something dawned on me. Captain Sabatke would have reached [[http://​en.wikipedia.org/​wiki/​Douglas_Lake |Douglas Lake]] (35°57′40″N 83°32′20″W) which is a man-made, forty-four square mile Tennessee Valley Authority lake slightly north of Newport, Tennessee-if he had been able to continue to fly the aircraft westward another four or five miles. A straight line would have taken him there. I'm making the assumption that Captain Sabatke had made prior trips into Knoxville and was acquainted with the topography. Any passenger who has flown into Knoxville has looked out the window and viewed the large waterways that twist through the hills and valleys of Eastern Tennessee. ​
  
-*UPDATE* A Crew Report and a Flight Statement show that Captain Sabatke flew Capital Airlines Viscounts from Memphis to La Guardia (Trip#374) and from Memphis to Newark (Trip #270) __with stops in Knoxville__ on June 15, 1958 and May 30, 1958, respectively. Research on this aspect-that Sabatke was familiar with the Knoxville area-is continuing.+**UPDATE:** A Crew Report and a Flight Statement show that Captain Sabatke flew Capital Airlines Viscounts from Memphis to La Guardia (Trip#374) and from Memphis to Newark (Trip #270) __with stops in Knoxville__ on June 15, 1958 and May 30, 1958, respectively. Research on this aspect-that Sabatke was familiar with the Knoxville area-is continuing.
  
 There was good visibility July 9, 1964. At an altitude of 500 feet, Sabatke would have seen Douglas Lake. There was good visibility July 9, 1964. At an altitude of 500 feet, Sabatke would have seen Douglas Lake.
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-First Officer Oliver E. Sabatke (on right) in Lockheed Constellation 1953 Capital Airlines+First Officer Oliver E. Sabatke (on right) in a Vickers Vanguard
  
 Below: Accident Report for F6F-3 Hellcat Below: Accident Report for F6F-3 Hellcat
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