# Accident 19860627082839A: Martin 404MARTIN, Buffalo, WY, June 27, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1986, 05:45 local time
- Place: Buffalo, WY
- Airport: Johnson Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 44.3403° N, 106.7098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3403&lon=-106.7098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40443, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40443-1991-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Martin 404 (registry code 5450702, https://openairdocs.org/model/martin-404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MARTIN 404MARTIN
- Reported engine: PWA CB3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86FA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860627082839A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO CLIMB ON TAKEOFF. OVERGROSSED AT A HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE. PILOT NOT PROPERLY RATED, CERTIFICATES REVOKED.

## 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 DEN86FA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA175), Jun 27, 1986: Martin 404 (N40443), Buffalo, WY, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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