# Accident 19820515015909A: Martin 404MARTIN, Madera, CA, May 15, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1982, 13:20 local time
- Place: Madera, CA
- Airport: Madera
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9104° N, 120.1907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9104&lon=-120.1907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40445, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40445-1997-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Martin 404 (registry code 5450702, https://openairdocs.org/model/martin-404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MARTIN 404MARTIN
- Reported engine: PWA R2800*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,205 total, 0 in this make and model, 91 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820515015909A

## Narrative

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

DURING CLIMBOUT ON FERRY FLIGHT FOR MAINTENANCE, POWER FAILURE OCCURRED ON BOTH ENGINES. CRASHED RETURNING TO FIELD

## 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 LAX82FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA174), May 15, 1982: Martin 404 (N40445), Madera, CA, 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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