# N7253C: Lockheed PV-2, registration cancelled 2014-11-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 17, 2014
- 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: 37184
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: June 11, 1969
- Certificate issued: February 13, 1986
- Last registry action: September 19, 1992
- Mode S code: A9B8E3
- Owner when cancelled: [Dawson Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAWSON%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Glendive, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Glendive)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.1325° N, 104.7775° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59330, within about 18 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7253C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7253C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7253C-2014-11-17

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 DEN79FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA047), Jun 26, 1979: Lockheed PV-2 (N7253C), Humble City, NM, substantial damage

## 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 19790626021259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790626021259A), Jun 26, 1979: Lkheed PV2AIRTDCORP (N7253C), Humble City, NM, Substantial damage. Left engine surged after takeoff. Feathered. Right engine backfired. Shutdown. Landed in desert wheels up.

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