# NTSB MIA71AM045: Martin 404, N143S, Atlanta, GA, December 10, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 10, 1970
- Place: Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 10 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 9, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158768
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71AM045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71AM045

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N143S-1974-04-10), registration cancelled 1974-04-10, S/N 14237, built 1952 (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: Minor damage
- Airport: Atlanta

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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