- Date
- April 17, 1962
- Place
- Lompoc, CA · LOMPOC, CA
- Injuries
- 41 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N40436Martin 404
- Status
- Completed · report April 6, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 129000
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0031 62/4/17 LOMPOC,CALIF MARTIN 404 CR- 0 0 3 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1102 N40436 PX- 0 0 38 44, 17000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 900 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VANDENBERG AFBASE OPERATOR - PACIFIC AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SAN FRANCISCO,CALIF LOS ANGELES,CALIF PASO ROBLES,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- DETACHMENT OF L LDG GR JURY STRUT LOCK ASSEMBLY BOLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N40436
- Reported as
- Martin 404
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Vandenberg Afbase
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