 The aircraft was a Boeing 707 which had accumulated 26,319 airframe hours since its first flight in 1959.It was piloted by Captain Volney D. Matheny, 45, who had 18,753 hours of pilot time.The copilot was First Officer Ronald G. Reichardt, 26, with 1,629 total piloting hours, and the flight engineer was Robert D. Barron, 39, who had accumulated 11,182 hours as a flight engineer.