# Incident 19810719070099I: Martin 404MARTIN, New Bedford, FL, July 19, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1981, 17:12 local time
- Place: New Bedford, FL
- Airport: New Bedford
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PBAA
- Aircraft: N40424, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40424-2014-10-06) (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: 44
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,300 total, 314 in this make and model, 164 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810719070099I

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE ROUGH ON TAKEOFF, CUT POWER, RETURNED. FOUND #7 CYLINDER EXHAUST PORT CRACKED.

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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