# Accident 19790626021259A: Lkheed PV2AIRTDCORP, Humble City, NM, June 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1979, 05:20 local time
- Place: Humble City, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.7951° N, 103.2191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Humble City, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7951&lon=-103.2191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7253C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7253C-2014-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lockheed PV-2 (registry code 5260106, https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-pv-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series (registry code 52026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED PV2AIRTDCORP
- Reported engine: PWA R280031
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790626021259A

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE SURGED AFTER TAKEOFF. FEATHERED. RIGHT ENGINE BACKFIRED. SHUTDOWN. LANDED IN DESERT WHEELS UP.

## 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 DEN79FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA047), Jun 26, 1979: Lockheed PV-2 (N7253C), Humble City, NM, substantial damage

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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