Martin 404 N143S
10 December 1970 · Atlanta, Georgia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 10 December 1970 at about 10:30 local time, a Martin 404 registered N143S, operated by Southern Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident during static near Atlanta, Georgia, United States. 10 people were on board. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Atlanta
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Martin 404
- Registration
- N143S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Southern Airways, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Static
- Route
- S → Valdosta, Ga
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0035
People
Injuries not recorded.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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
AGENT DEP GPU TO REMOVE CHOCK.GPU IN GR, JUMPED CHOCK.AGENT REBOARDED GPU AS IT RAN INTO PROP ARC.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Martin 404 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 1970 | Martin 404 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Lehigh Acres D | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Feb 1970 | Martin 404 | Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States | Piedmont Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1970 | Martin 404 | Silver Plume, Colorado, United States | Golden Eagle A | Fatal | 30 |
| 25 Aug 1972 | Martin 404 | Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States | C.m.h.leasing | No injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1972 | Martin 404 | Columbus, Mississippi, United States | Southern Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 1968 | Martin 404 | Oxford Miss, Mississippi, United States | Southern Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |