BY MARK BRAYKOVICH
The Cincinnati Enquirer

Federal investigators moved part of their probe of the crash of Comair Flight 3272 to Northern Kentucky on Monday, launching a systematic review of the airplane's maintenance records.

The review focuses on repairs made to the plane and ''how effective they were,'' said National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) spokesman Paul Schlamm. It's being conducted at Comair Inc.'s headquarters at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.

Although some work remains at the Michigan field where Flight 3272 crashed Thursday, NTSB's lead spokesman, John Hammerschmidt, returned to Washington on Monday and other investigators are expected to follow.

In Washington, the plane's voice and data recorders are being studied. In Monroe County, site of the crash, remaining parts of the plane are being reassembled at the county fairgrounds. Also there, the grisly job of identifying the bodies of the 29 people aboard continues.

By late Monday afternoon, Monroe County's chief medical examiner, Dr. David Lieberman, and his staff had identified more than half of the remains.

At Comair, NTSB investigators spent Monday interviewing employees and reviewing the maintenance logs of the twin-engine Embraer Brasilia 120. The investigators flew into Northern Kentucky on Monday morning aboard another Comair-owned Embraer, a move designed to help them review the plane's handling and instrumentation.

Meghan Glynn, Comair's manager of media relations, said she did not know how long NTSB staff would be here or whether investigators were also checking the performance records of Capt. Dann Carlsen and 1st Officer Kenneth Reece, who died in the crash.

Mr. Schlamm said investigators ''are interested in Comair's maintenance procedures and how they were being carried out.''

There were no new theories as to what brought down the commuter plane. Investigators previously have said that fire suppression systems on the plane's right engine had been activated.

That has added mystery to the investigation because there was no indication of any in-flight fire before the crash of the Cincinnati-to-Detroit flight.

Mr. Hammerschmidt has said that the flight recorders show that just before the crash, the airliner was flying at 4,000 feet on autopilot and started a 30-degree bank to the left. There were three seconds of a stable turn before the bank increased to 40 degrees over the next eight seconds.

After that, the flight was out of control, Mr. Hammerschmidt said. Then, 17 seconds later, the recording ended when the plane crashed nose-first into the field, killing all on board, he said.

In other related news:

The family of Dexter Adams of Paddock Hills, the only passenger from Cincinnati, has established the Dexter Adams Children's Scholarship at Star Bank.

Comair will hold a local memorial for the three crew members. No date has been set.

Andrea Tortora contributed to this report.

PROFILES OF VICTIMS
FIVE DAYS OF CRASH COVERAGE

Victims

First Officer
Kenneth Reece
Fort Wright, Ky.

Flight Attendant
Darinda Ogden Nilsen
Lexington, Ky.

PASSENGERS
Adams, Dexter
Cincinnati

Barrow, Gregory
Detroit

Bransford, Roger
Sandy Springs, Ga.

Brice, Arthur
Brookhaven, Miss.

Brownlee, Christine
Helena, Mont.

Brownlee, Scott
Helena, Mont.

Davis, Geoffrey
Detroit.

DeMarco, Maureen
Englewood, Colo.

Douchard, Greg
Wesson, Miss.

Felteau, Leo
Atlanta

Herman, Mark
Novi, Mich.

Jones, Betty Jean
Detroit

Jones, Charles
McComb, Miss.

McClain, Steven
Waterford, Mich.

Muskovitz, Teri
West Bloomfield, Mich.

Passariello, Kim
Lake Havasu, Ariz.

Raymond, Roy
Twin Falls, Id.

Raymond, Vernamarie
Twin Falls, Id.

Rosiak, Jennifer
Fairbanks, Alaska

Rosiak, Nicholas
Fairbanks, Alaska

Sharangpani, Arati
Holland, Mich.

Stearn, Richard
Whitmore Lake, Mich.

Takenami, Keita
Lexington, Ky.

Thomas, Douglas
Detroit.

Wansedel, Charles
Mount Clemens, Mich.

Zagar, Darlene
Danville, Ky.