Martin 404 — Airworthiness Directives & records checklist

5 Martin 404s are on the U.S. registry. Here’s what a records review covers for one — the Airworthiness Directives that apply, the known trouble spots, and the checklist a buyer or owner should hold every logbook against.

Registered
5
Applicable ADs
10
Recurring
0
Serial-conditional
17

Airworthiness Directives that apply to the Martin 404

  • one-time
    AD 71-09-06 — Airworthiness Directives; MARTIN AIRCRAFT Models 202, 202A and 404 Airplanes · 1971-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 67-19-04 — Airworthiness Directives; MARTIN Models 202, 202A and 404 Airplanes · 1967-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 66-08-04 — Airworthiness Directives; MARTIN Models 202, 202A, and 404 Airplanes · 1966-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 61-01-02 — Airworthiness Directives; MARTIN Models 202, 202A and 404 Aircraft ACTION: SUMMARY: DATES: Effective January 6, 1961. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CON · 1961-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 60-10-07 — Airworthiness Directives; MARTIN Models 202, 202A and 404 Airplanes ACTION: SUMMARY: DATES: ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORM · 1960-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 57-03-04 — Airworthiness Directives; MARTIN Models 202, 202A, and 404 Aircraft ACTION: SUMMARY: DATES: ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORM · 1957-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 57-06-02 — Airworthiness Directives; MARTIN Models 202, 202A and 404 Aircraft · 1957-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 56-09-02 — Airworthiness Directives; MARTIN Models 202, 202A, and 404 Aircraft ACTION: SUMMARY: DATES: ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORM · 1956-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 56-24-02 — Airworthiness Directives; CONVAIR AND MARTIN Models 240, 340, 202A and 404 ACTION: SUMMARY: DATES: ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY · 1956-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 54-08-01 — Airworthiness Directives; MARTIN Models 202, 202A and 404 Aircraft ACTION: SUMMARY: DATES: ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMA · 1954-01-01

This is the applicability list. Which of these are complied with, their computed next-due dates, and the 17 serial/mod-conditional ADs that actually apply to your aircraft come from its digitized logbooks — that’s the verified report.

NTSB history on the type

1 recorded event on the Martin 404 type — 0 fatal, 0 destroyed, 1 substantial damage. A per-tail report checks whether this aircraft has an accident or damage record.

The records checklist for a Martin 404

Airworthiness Directives
Every applicable AD matched to compliance evidence, with recurring next-due dates.
Annual / 100-hr inspections
A continuous, signed inspection history (14 CFR 91.409) with no gaps.
Service bulletins & letters
Mandatory and recommended SBs/SLs, complied or noted.
Life-limited parts
Airworthiness-limitations items tracked against their limits.
Form 337s / major alterations
Field approvals and STCs on file and reconciled.
Equipment inspections
ELT (91.207), transponder (91.413), altimeter/pitot-static (91.411).
Damage & accident history
NTSB and repair-major records for this exact tail.
Logbook continuity
Unbroken records — the gaps are where value and airworthiness hide.
Run a verified records report on your 404

Enter a tail number and Tailplate reads its logbooks against this list — every AD matched to compliance evidence, next-due dates computed, damage history pulled, and a records-adjusted value.

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Applicability is derived from the FAA directive corpus and the aircraft’s type certificate; it is advisory and not a legal airworthiness determination. Compliance is established only from an aircraft’s actual records.