- Date
- May 30, 1970
- Place
- Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 14 serious, 16 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N40412Martin 404
- Status
- Completed · report October 14, 1971
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79936
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0757 70/5/30 ATLANTA,GA MARTIN 404 CR- 0 3 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0930 N40412 PX- 1 11 17 CORP/EXEC 57, 25871 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1216 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHAMBLEE,GA FORT MEYERS,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (GROUND CREW) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION/TRAINING OF RAMP CREWS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL GRADE-IMPROPER FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- LOST PWR ON BOTH ENGS.SERVICED WITH JET FUEL BY IMPROPERLY TRAINED PERS.LND ON HIWAY,HIT CAR,BRIDG
Aircraft
- Registration
- N40412
- Reported as
- Martin 404
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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