# Accident 19730415037899A: Lkheed P2V5FUSDA, Chimichagua, April 15, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1973
- Place: Chimichagua
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Aircraft: N175S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N175S-1974-01-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lockheed PV-1 (registry code 5260104, https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-pv-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED P2V5FUSDA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB UNK73X0111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK73X0111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730415037899A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NO FLT PLAN.FAILED TO REPORT ENTERING COUNTRY.LNDD OFF ARPT.INVESTIGATED & REPORTED BY COLUMBIA.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 UNK73X0111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK73X0111), Apr 15, 1973: Lockheed PV-1 (N175S), Chimichagua, Colombia, destroyed, 3 fatal

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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