19791116044299A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Martin 404MARTIN · Tusayan, AZ · November 16, 1979

Date
November 16, 1979 · 14:53 local
Place
Tusayan, AZ
Airport
Grand Canyond Int
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N40438
NTSB investigation
NTSBDCA80AA021
Reported as
Martin 404MARTIN
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R2800*
People aboard
34
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,000 total1,500 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Left engine auto-feathered on initial climb on takeoff. Unable maintain flight. Crash-landed. Cause undetermined.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT ENGINE AUTO-FEATHERED ON INITIAL CLIMB ON TAKEOFF. UNABLE MAINTAIN FLIGHT. CRASH-LANDED. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.

NTSB investigation

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