Narrative:
Collided with trees and crashed into a wooded area.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Descent below obstructing terrain.
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Sunday 20 November 1966 |
| Time: | 06:06 |
| Type: |  Martin 4-0-4 |
| Operator: | Piedmont Airlines |
| Registration: | N40406 |
| MSN: | 14170 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 5 km (3.1 mls) S of New Bern Airport, NC (EWN) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Wilmington-New Hanover County Airport, NC (ILM/KILM), United States of America |
| New Bern-Simmons Nott Airport, NC (EWN/KEWN), United States of America |
Collided with trees and crashed into a wooded area.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: Descent below obstructing terrain.
Sources:
» NTSB File #1-0072Photos
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Distance from Wilmington-New Hanover County Airport, NC to New Bern-Simmons Nott Airport, NC as the crow flies is 118 km (74 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Wilmington-New Hanover County Airport, NC to New Bern-Simmons Nott Airport, NC as the crow flies is 118 km (74 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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