Martin 404 crash, Nov 16, 1979, Grand Canyon-National Par...
Martin 404 accident on November 16, 1979 near Grand Canyon-National Park Arizona, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Unwanted autofeather of the...
- Date: November 16, 1979
- Aircraft: Martin 404
- Location: Grand Canyon-National Park Arizona, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Unwanted autofeather of the left propeller just after takeoff, followed by turbulence and downdrafts that exceeded single-engine climb capability, degraded by high density altitude and a turn to avoid an obstacle. The cause of the autofeather could not be determined (NTSB AAR-80-07).
Nevada Airlines Flight 2504, a Martin 404 (N40438) charter carrying a French tour group, lost its left propeller to autofeather shortly after takeoff from Grand Canyon (Tusayan) and climbed too slowly to clear trees. It crashed in a wooded area about 1.5 miles north of the runway 3 departure end and was destroyed by fire. No one died.