# NTSB MIA62A0062: Martin 404, N40401, Wilmington, NC, August 22, 1962

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1962
- 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 20, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158144
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA62A0062
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA62A0062

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0057  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40401-1963-12-10), registration cancelled 1963-12-10, S/N 14101, built 1951 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: New Hanover Cty

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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