UNK79X0102

NTSB accident investigation · Martin 404 · Gulf Of Venezuela, Venezuela · November 18, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 18, 1978
Place
Gulf Of Venezuela, Venezuela · GULF OF VENEZUELA, Venezuela
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N13415Martin 404
Status
Completed
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
138183

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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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6-0026  78/11/18   GULF OF VENEZUELA   MARTIN 404          CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1215                    N13415              PX-  0  0  1  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN

Aircraft

Registration
N13415
Reported as
Martin 404
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.