# N8GW: 1944 Lockheed PV-1, registration cancelled 2014-11-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 19, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Lockheed PV-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-pv-1) (registry code 5260104)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (registry code 52026)
- Serial number: 4676
- Year built: 1944
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Limited
- Airworthiness date: October 1, 1971
- Certificate issued: January 16, 1978
- Last registry action: November 5, 1988
- Mode S code: AADDD6
- Owner when cancelled: [World Photography Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WORLD%20PHOTOGRAPHY%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Ft Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ft%20Lauderdale)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 26.1413° N, 80.1192° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33304, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8GW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8GW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8GW-2014-11-19

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-pv-1.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 MIA79FKT54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKT54), Apr 11, 1979: Lockheed PV-1 (N8GW), Belle Glade, FL, destroyed

## 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 19790411006689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790411006689A), Apr 11, 1979: Lkheed PV1AIRTDCORP (N8GW), La Belle, FL, Destroyed. Aircraft overshot landing at night. Unknown pilot not found. 4000 lbs. Marijuana found on board.

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