Accident Martin 4-0-4 N40412, Saturday 30 May 1970

Date:	Saturday 30 May 1970
Time:	09:30
Type:	Martin 4-0-4
Owner/operator:	Le High Acres Development Comp.
Registration:	N40412
MSN:	14116
Total airframe hrs:	21613 hours
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney R-2800-CB17
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 33
Other fatalities:	5
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	23 km S of Atlanta-DeKalb Peachtree Airport, GA (PDK) - United States of America
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Executive
Departure airport:	Atlanta-DeKalb Peachtree Airport, GA (PDK/KPDK)
Destination airport:	Fort Myers-Page Field, FL (FMY/KFMY)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
While climbing out of DeKalb, the no. 2 engine lost power, followed by the no. 1 engine. The pilot decided to make an emergency landing on Interstate Highway 285. After skidding 0,5 mile, the aircraft struck a passenger car and collided with the side of Moreland Avenue Bridge.

PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
personnel - maintenance,servicing,inspection: improperly serviced aircraft (ground crew)
personnel - operational supervisory personnel: inadequate supervision/training of ramp crews
miscellaneous acts, conditions - fuel grade-improper
FACTOR(S)
miscellaneous acts, conditions - failure of two or more engines
pilot in command - inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning

Accident investigation: