# NTSB DCA64A0008: Martin 404, N449A, Rochester, NY, July 2, 1963

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 2, 1963
- Place: Rochester, NY · ROCHESTER, NY
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 7 fatal, 30 serious, 6 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182083
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA64A0008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA64A0008

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0008   63/7/2    ROCHESTER,NY        MARTIN 404          CR-  2  1  0  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1549                    N449A               PX-  5 29  6                            39, 15970 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            414 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCHESTER-MONROE
        OPERATOR - MOHAWK AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - HAIL
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  3800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                          RAIN, HAIL
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     100
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           12                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LOSS OF CONTROL DURING ATTEMPTED T/O INTO SEVERE TSTM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N449A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N449A-1970-06-29), registration cancelled 1970-06-29, S/N 14140 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MARTIN 404
- Registry model: [Martin 404](https://openairdocs.org/model/martin-404) (registry code 5450702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Rochester-Monroe

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.

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