Accident description
Last updated: 25 May 2013
| Status: | Final |
| Date: | 22 AUG 1962 |
| Time: | 07:48 |
| Type: | Martin 4-0-4 |
| Operator: | Piedmont Airlines |
| Registration: | N40401 |
| C/n / msn: | 14101 |
| First flight: | |
| Total airframe hrs: | 20260 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Wilmington-New Hanover County Airport, NC (ILM) (United States of America) |
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Wilmington-New Hanover County Airport, NC (ILM/KILM), United States of America |
| Wilmington-New Hanover County Airport, NC (ILM/KILM), United States of America |
The Martin 4-0-4 was engaged in a local training flight out of Wilmington (ILM). Upon landing the airplane swerved off the runway, causing substantial damage.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Unwanted propeller reversal during a critical phase of landing caused by malfunction of the propeller low pitch stop lever assembly, resulting from foreign matter in the servo valve control." Sources:
» NTSB File 1-0057
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Distance from Wilmington-New Hanover County Airport, NC to Wilmington-New Hanover County Airport, NC as the crow flies is 0 km (0 miles).
Distance from Wilmington-New Hanover County Airport, NC to Wilmington-New Hanover County Airport, NC as the crow flies is 0 km (0 miles).
