- Date
- December 10, 1970
- Place
- Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Injuries
- 10 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N143SMartin 404
- Status
- Completed · report February 9, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158768
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0035 70/12/10 ATLANTA,GA MARTIN 404 CR- 0 0 3 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1030 N143S PX- 0 0 7 53, 11552 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 4074 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ATLANTA OPERATOR - SOUTHERN AIRWAYS,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ATLANTA,GA VALDOSTA,GA THOMASVILLE,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S) PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND CREWMAN FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE GROUND TRAINING-PROCEDURES REMARKS- AGENT DEP GPU TO REMOVE CHOCK.GPU IN GR,JUMPED CHOCK.AGENT REBOARDED GPU AS IT RAN INTO PROP ARC.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N143S
- Reported as
- Martin 404
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Atlanta
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