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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Martin 404MARTIN · Miami, TX · June 29, 1979

Date
June 29, 1979 · 08:00 local
Place
Miami, TX
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N40408
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW79FQG45
Reported as
Martin 404MARTIN
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,000 total61 in this make and model61 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Ag acft struck terraced ground. Pilot blinded by sun and chemical on windshield.

As the FAA filed it

AG ACFT STRUCK TERRACED GROUND. PILOT BLINDED BY SUN AND CHEMICAL ON WINDSHIELD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.