# NTSB DIA67A0019: Martin M-404, N40414, Wilmington, NC, May 19, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1967
- Place: Wilmington, NC · WILMINGTON, NC
- Location: 34.2257° N, 77.9447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2257&lon=-77.9447&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 3, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116756
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA67A0019
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA67A0019

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0018  67/5/19    WILMINGTON,NC       MARTIN M-404        CR-  0  1  2  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0440                    N40414              PX-  0  0  0                            37, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            3147 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - PIEDMONT AVIATION,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT PERSONNEL
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- STEWARDESS WEARING HIGHER HEELED SHOES THAN SHE NORMALLY WORE,STUMBLED AND BROKE ANKLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N40414](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40414-1976-05-21), registration cancelled 1976-05-21, S/N 14118 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MARTIN M-404
- Registry model: [Martin 404](https://openairdocs.org/model/martin-404) (registry code 5450702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage

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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