IAD70II043

NTSB incident investigation · Martin 404 · Rocky Mount, NC · February 10, 1970

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 10, 1970
Place
Rocky Mount, NC · ROCKY MOUNT, NC
Injuries
9 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N40402Martin 404
Status
Completed · report June 15, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
131075

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0008  70/2/10  NR.ROCKY MOUNT,NC     MARTIN 404          CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0930                    N40402              PX-  0  0  6                            39, 8000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            6000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - PIEDMONT AVIATION,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ROCKY MOUNT,NC               ROANOKE,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - STATIC DISCHARGE
        REMARKS- STATIC DISCHARGE DMGD NOSE SEC.LNDD OK.

Aircraft

Registration
N40402
Reported as
Martin 404
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage

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