Martin 404 crash, Jun 29, 1979, Miami Texas
Martin 404 accident on June 29, 1979 near Miami Texas, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Collision with a dirt bank during a swath run after the...
- Date: June 29, 1979
- Aircraft: Martin 404
- Location: Miami Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Collision with a dirt bank during a swath run after the pilot misjudged altitude and clearance. Contributing factors were a dirty windshield, sun glare, goggles not worn and spray from another aircraft on the windshield.
Martin 404 N40408 of Alpha Aviation was departing Pampa-Perry Lefors Field early in the morning to spray grasshoppers on pasture land near Miami, Texas. While flying at low height in restricted vision, the aircraft struck a dirt bank and crashed. The aircraft was destroyed.