# NTSB IAD70II043: Martin 404, N40402, Rocky Mount, NC, February 10, 1970

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 10, 1970
- Place: Rocky Mount, NC · ROCKY MOUNT, NC
- Location: 35.9382° N, 77.7905° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rocky Mount, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9382&lon=-77.7905&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 9 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 15, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131075
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70II043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70II043

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40402-1976-05-21), registration cancelled 1976-05-21, S/N 14102 (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: Minor 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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