# N40438: 1952 Martin 404, registration cancelled 2012-11-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 15, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Martin 404](https://openairdocs.org/model/martin-404) (registry code 5450702)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (registry code 52026)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A7](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 14173
- Year built: 1952
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: June 6, 1978
- Last registry action: February 5, 1988
- Mode S code: A4BE5F
- Owner when cancelled: [Nevada Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEVADA%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.0845° N, 115.1461° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89119, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40438
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40438
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40438-2012-11-15

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Martin 404: https://openairdocs.org/model/martin-404.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA80AA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA80AA021), Nov 16, 1979: Martin 404 (N40438), Tusayan, AZ, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19791116044299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791116044299A), Nov 16, 1979: Martin 404MARTIN (N40438), Tusayan, AZ, Destroyed. Left engine auto-feathered on initial climb on takeoff. Unable maintain flight. Crash-landed. Cause undetermined.

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