- Date
- June 16, 1975
- Place
- Key West, FL · KEY WEST, FL
- Injuries
- 17 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N40425Martin 404
- Status
- Completed · report June 24, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750616016199A
- Case key
- 149058
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0011 75/6/16 KEY WEST,FL MARTIN 404 CR- 0 0 3 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1015 N40425 PX- 0 0 14 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 38, 7500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D 2600 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - KEY WEST INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KEY WEST,FL MIAMI,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) SYSTEMS - FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM: POWERPLANT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT REMARKS- NR2 ENG HYD PRESS LINE RUPTURED.POST FLT TEST SHOWED SLUGGISH OPERATION OF ENG FIRE EXT SYST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N40425
- Reported as
- Martin 404
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Key West Intl
N40425Registration cancelled Oct 6, 2014 · Martin 404Airframe modelMartin 404Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-2800 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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