- Date
- November 16, 1979
- Place
- Tusayan, AZ · TUSAYAN, AZ
- Injuries
- 10 serious, 34 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N40438Martin 404
- Status
- Completed · report May 28, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19791116044299A
- Case key
- 79580
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0009 79/11/16 NR.TUSAYAN,AZ MARTIN 404 CR- 0 3 0 NS/CTR REVENUE PASSG DOM AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1452 N40438 PX- 0 7 34 52, 13000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND CANYON OPERATOR - *ERROR-INVALID CODE* DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TUSAYAN,AZ LAS VEGAS,NV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISC-UNWANTED AUTOFEATHER FOR UNDETERMINED REASON FACTOR(S) WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 56 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 40 15 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR OTHER FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- SE CLIMB CPBLTY RDCD BY RISING TRRN,DENS ALT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N40438
- Reported as
- Martin 404
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Grand Canyon
N40438Registration cancelled Nov 15, 2012 · Martin 404Airframe modelMartin 404Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-2800 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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