Martin 404 N449A
2 July 1963 · Rochester, New York, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 2 July 1963 at about 15:49 local time, a Martin 404 registered N449A, operated by Mohawk Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Rochester, New York, United States. 43 people were on board and 7 died, 30 were seriously injured, 6 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:49
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rochester, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rochester-Monroe
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Martin 404
- Registration
- N449A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Mohawk Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0008
People
7 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 7 | 30 | 6 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
LOSS OF CONTROL DURING ATTEMPTED T/O INTO SEVERETSTM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Martin 404 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 1963 | Martin 404 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | Southern Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1962 | Martin 404 | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | Piedmont Aviation, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1962 | Martin 404 | Wilmington, North Carolina, United States | Piedmont Aviation, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1962 | Martin 404 | Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States | Piedmont Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1962 | Martin 404 | Lompoc, California, United States | Pacific Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1967 | Martin 404 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | East Coast Fly | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 1963 | Douglas DC-7 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Jan 1963 | Vickers 810 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 8 |
| 3 Feb 1963 | Lockheed 1049H | San Francisco, California, United States | Slick Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 16 Feb 1963 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46F | Puyallup, Washington, United States | Zantop Air Transport | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1963 | Fairchild F-27 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | West Coast Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Feb 1963 | Boeing 720B | Miami, Florida, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 43 |