# NTSB NYC65I0094: Martin M-404, N40415, Roanoke, VA, January 9, 1965

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 9, 1965
- Place: Roanoke, VA · ROANOKE, VA
- Location: 37.2710° N, 79.9414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2710&lon=-79.9414&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 21, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179705
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65I0094
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65I0094

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0006   65/1/9    ROANOKE VA          MARTIN M-404        CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TIME - 0938                    N40415              PX-  0  0 10
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODRUM FIELD
        OPERATOR - PIEDMONT AVIATION,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N40415](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40415-2012-09-05), registration cancelled 2012-09-05, S/N 14119, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MARTIN M-404
- Registry model: [Martin 404](https://openairdocs.org/model/martin-404) (registry code 5450702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (registry code 52026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Woodrum Field

## Other investigations on N40415 (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA62A0055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA62A0055), Aug 6, 1962: Martin 404 (N40415), Rocky Mount, NC, substantial damage

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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