# Accident 19791116044299A: Martin 404MARTIN, Tusayan, AZ, November 16, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1979, 14:53 local time
- Place: Tusayan, AZ
- Airport: Grand Canyond Int
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Location: 35.9550° N, 112.1202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tusayan, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9550&lon=-112.1202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40438, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40438-2012-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Martin 404 (registry code 5450702, https://openairdocs.org/model/martin-404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series (registry code 52026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MARTIN 404MARTIN
- Reported engine: PWA R2800*
- People aboard: 34
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA80AA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA80AA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791116044299A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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