Martin 404 N40438
16 November 1979 · Tusayan, Arizona, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 16 November 1979 at about 14:52 local time, a Martin 404 registered N40438 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Tusayan, Arizona, United States. 44 people were on board and 10 were seriously injured, 34 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:52
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tusayan, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Grand Canyon
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Martin 404
- Registration
- N40438
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Las Vegas, Nv
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0009
People
10 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 0 | 10 | 34 | 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
SE CLIMB CPBLTY RDCD BY RISING TRRN, DENS ALT. MISC-UNWANTED AUTOFEATHER FOR UNDETERMINED REASON
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Martin 404 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 1979 | Martin 404 | Miami, Texas, United States | Air Applicator | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 1978 | Martin 404 | Gulf of Venezuela, South America | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 1982 | Martin 404 | Madera, California, United States | Clayton V. Curtis | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1975 | Martin 404 | Key West, Florida, United States | Southeast Airl | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1972 | Martin 404 | Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States | C.m.h.leasing | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1986 | Martin 404 | Buffalo, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |