- Date
- August 22, 1962
- Place
- Wilmington, NC · WILMINGTON, NC
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N40401Martin 404
- Status
- Completed · report April 20, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158144
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0057 62/8/22 WILMINGTON,NC MARTIN 404 CR- 0 0 3 TRAINING COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 4492 TIME - 0748 N40401 PX- 0 0 0 TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW HANOVER CTY OPERATOR - PIEDMONT AVIATION,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WILMINGTON,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: HYDRAULIC PITCH CONTROL MECHANISM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - THRUST REVERSAL-UNWANTED MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS REMARKS- MALFUNCTION OF L PROP LOW PITCH STOP LEVER ASSY DUE FOREIGN MATTER IN SERVO VALVE CTL.ENG OUT LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N40401
- Reported as
- Martin 404
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- New Hanover Cty
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