been trying to reach, but refused to publicly discuss the results of their investigation. In March, the committee announced that it was investigating the FAA for suppressing information that the committee had requested about the difficulties that had been encountered with the new type of altimeters used in the Lockheed Electra and Boeing 707 aircraft. During hearings of the aviation subcommittee of the Senate Commerce Committee in January1960, the safety director for the CAB testified that had the LaGuardia runway been equipped with high intensity lights, "the accident probably would not have happened". He also advocated for more training of copilots of aircraft and the installation of electronic flight recorders in aircraft to assist with accident investigations. As a result of the testimony, three of the senators on the subcommittee called for the installation of modern lighting systems at Chicago's Midway Airport and other landing fields, and the implementation of requirements that copilots be certified on the aircraft they fly. Elwood Richard Quesada, administrator of the FAA, testified that the government had pledged to pay 75 percent of the cost to install high intensity lighting and radar approaches at La Guardia prior to the accident, but that officials at the airport had declined to pay the 25 percent required for local cooperation. Notes References Airliner accidents and incidents caused by pilot error Aviation accidents and incidents in the United States in 1959 Aviation accidents and incidents involving controlled flight into terrain February 1959 events in the United States 1959 in New York City 320 Accidents and incidents involving the Lockheed L-188 Electra Airliner accidents and incidents in New York City LaGuardia Airport