MIA73AM023

NTSB accident investigation · Martin 404 · Ft.Lauderdale, FL · August 25, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 25, 1972
Place
Ft.Lauderdale, FL · FT.LAUDERDALE, FL
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N469MMartin 404
Status
Completed · report March 21, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168375

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3319  72/8/25    FT.LAUDERDALE,FLA   MARTIN 404          CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1238                    N469M               PX-  0  0  2  FERRY                     59, 24740 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1360 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLLYWOOD INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT.LAUDERDALE,FLA           WEST PALM BEACH,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           COPILOT - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        REMARKS- CO-PLT,IN LEFT SEAT,THOUGHT AILERON CTLS WERE LOCKED.

Aircraft

Registration
N469M
Reported as
Martin 404
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hollywood Intl

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.