# N6857C: 1944 Lockheed PV-2, registration cancelled 2013-08-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 20, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Lockheed PV-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-pv-2) (registry code 5260106)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (registry code 52026)
- Serial number: 15-1216
- Year built: 1944
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Limited
- Airworthiness date: October 4, 1991
- Certificate issued: November 10, 1998
- Last registry action: December 4, 2001
- Mode S code: A9191A
- Owner when cancelled: [St Landry Bank & Trust Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ST%20LANDRY%20BANK%20%26%20TRUST%20COMPANY)
- Location: [Opelousas, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Opelousas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.5319° N, 92.1070° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70570, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6857C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6857C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6857C-2013-08-20

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 FTW94LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA319), Sep 30, 1994: Lockheed PV-2 (N6857C), Lafayette, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT GEAR RETRACTION.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19940930032369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940930032369A), Sep 30, 1994: Lkheed PV2AIRTDCORP (N6857C), Lafayette, LA, Substantial damage. Dual for a type rating. Pilot right seat inadvertently raised gear instead of flaps. Handles same shape and color.

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