# N6856C: Lockheed PV-2, registration cancelled 1998-11-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 9, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Lockheed PV-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-pv-2) (registry code 5260106)
- Serial number: 151156
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: June 2, 1989
- Last registry action: August 20, 1997
- Mode S code: A918F7
- Owner when cancelled: [Hirth W John](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HIRTH%20W%20JOHN)
- Location: [Buffalo, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Buffalo)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.2606° N, 106.7311° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 82834, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6856C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6856C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6856C-1998-11-09

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Lockheed PV-2: https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-pv-2.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD97FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97FA065), Apr 20, 1997: Lockheed PV2 (N6856C), Blandburg, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Pilot in command misjudged his maneuvering altitude. Factors to this accident were the mountainous terrain, windy conditions, turbulence in the area, and smoke.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19970420006259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970420006259A), Apr 20, 1997: Lkheed PV2AIRTDCORP (N6856C), Pittsburg, PA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Crashed in remote area while working forest fire.
- [Incident 19780429014879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780429014879I), Apr 29, 1978: Lkheed PV2AIRTDCORP (N6856C), Phillipsburg, PA, Minor damage. After go around, pilot did not lower gear for landing. Another go around and uneventful landing made.

## Other aircraft with N6856C

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6856C): Randall L Apling CARBON CONCEPT CUB, S/N 3C001, built 2019

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