Finding visuals...
  • The Locator
  • Airframes Database

    Social media...
    Follow AV on facebook
    Follow AV on Twitter @aerial_visuals
    Follow the AV YouTube Channel

    Site navigation...
  • Home
  • Desktop Calendar
  • The Racers
  • FAQs
  • About Aerial Visuals
  • Comment on this Dossier
    • Search For Airframes Now
    Search - Index - Gallery - Reports - Lists - AV Needs You!

    This page documents a history of a specific aircraft. The details provided vary from aircraft to aircraft and are dependent on the research and amount of data uploaded to the Aerial Visuals database.

    Airframe Family: Martin 4-0-4
    Latest Model:4-0-4
    Construction Number:14109
    Last Civil Registration:N470M
    Compressed ID:Martin 4-0-4 cn 14109 cr N470M
    Latest Owner or Location:404 Enterprises Inc

    EDIT THE HISTORY HERE    		 If you can add to the history or would like to submit a correction please use the editor to do so.

    UPLOAD A PHOTO    		 If you have a photo of this airframe to share then use the photo upload tool.
    The Airframes Database depends on user contributions to stay current.
    If you have any news about this airframe or photos which you would like to share please do so
    by using the links above.
    The more you and others share the better the database becomes!

    Dates

    Event

    1951

    Constructed as a 4-0-4.

    21 October 1951

    To Eastern Airlines with new c/r N440A.

    17 September 1962

    To Mohawk Airlines with new c/r N470M.

    2 June 1965

    To Ozark Airlines keeping c/r N470M.

    7 July 1967

    To Fairchild-Hiller Corporation keeping c/r N470M.

    September 1970

    To Jack Richards Aircraft Corporation keeping c/r N470M.

    To John E. Beaven keeping c/r N470M.

    1977

    To Onyx Aviation keeping c/r N470M.
    Used as an agricultural sprayer.

    September 1977


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: Moving into the heavy agricultural category in the 1970s were retired airline Martin 404s.N470M was being hosed down at Madera, California in September 1977 after spraying orchards against fruit-fly

    Unknown

    To 404 Enterprises Inc keeping c/r N470M.

    Permanently withdrawn from use.
    Stored at Oakland. California.
    This dossier is waiting for review by an editor.This airframe dossier was started by a contributor.
    An preliminary review of the submitted data is pending.
    If you can verify the documented history or add to it with additional text and/or photos please feel free to do so by using the upload tool and the history editor.
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     Turbo Prop Airlines Production List by J. Roach and A.B. Eastwood
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
    Tell Others About this Airframe Dossier
    Forum Link: [URL=https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=152314][IMG]/home/users/web/b1393/nf.aerialvisuals/public_html/AV/Support/Logo_20x20.jpg[/IMG]Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - Martin 4-0-4, c/n 14109, c/r N470M[/URL]
    Direct Link: https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=152314
    Copyright 1993-2025 www.ww.AerialVisuals.ca
    The Aerial Visuals pages are best viewed with a screen at least 800 pixels wide.
    In case you are wondering Aerial Visuals is a huge fan Google Chrome. If you do not have Chrome installed why not?
    Aerial Visuals requires cookies and Javascript to function correctly. Please ensure these features are enabled in your browser.
    Aerial Visuals is powered by Netfirms.