# NTSB NYC62A0103: Martin 404, N40423, Baltimore, MD, October 3, 1962

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1962
- Place: Baltimore, MD · BALTIMORE, MD
- Location: 39.2904° N, 76.6122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baltimore, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2904&lon=-76.6122&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 13 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 9, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150607
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC62A0103
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC62A0103

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0051   62/10/3   BALTIMORE,MD        MARTIN 404          CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1027                    N40423              PX-  0  0 10                            38, 6767 TOTAL HOURS, 431
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRIENDSHIP
        OPERATOR - PIEDMONT AVIATION,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BALTIMORE,MD                LEXINGTON,KY                 WASHINGTON,DC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION
        REMARKS- PLT FAILED TO ASSURE TAXIWAY WAS CLEAR BEFORE TAXYING.PROP HIT GPU.DISPATCH INSTR LACKING FOR TYPE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N40423 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MARTIN 404
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Friendship

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

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